Carla Lopes
A5025672398- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Physical Activity and Health
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Universidade do Porto
2016-2025
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto
2020-2025
United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health
2025
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2023-2024
National School of Public Health
2023-2024
Weatherford College
2024
Centro Infantil Boldrini
2023
Hospital de São Bernardo
2017-2023
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2023
University of Minho
2023
Abstract Evidence on what people eat globally is limited in scope and rigour, especially as it relates to children adolescents. This impairs target setting investment evidence-based actions support healthy sustainable diets. Here we quantified global, regional national dietary patterns among adults, by age group, sex, education urbanicity, across 185 countries between 1990 2018, the basis of data from Global Dietary Database project. Our primary measure was Alternative Healthy Eating Index,...
The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body weight-mediated effects 11 dietary factors in 184 countries 1990 2018. In 2018, suboptimal intake these was be 14.1 million (95% uncertainty interval (UI), 13.8-14.4 million) incident cases, representing 70.3% (68.8-71.8%) new cases globally. Largest burdens were insufficient whole-grain (26.1% (25.0-27.1%)),...
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with cardiometabolic diseases and social inequities. For most nations, recent estimates trends of intake not available; nor variation by education or urbanicity. We investigated SSB intakes among adults between 1990 2018 in 185 countries, stratified subnationally age, sex, education, rural/urban residence, using data from the Global Dietary Database. In 2018, mean global was 2.7 (8 oz = 248 grams) servings/week (95% UI 2.5-2.9) (range: 0.7...
Abstract The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, an updated comprehensive assessment the global burden attributable to SSBs remains scarce. Here we estimated SSB-attributable T2D CVD burdens across 184 countries in 1990 2020 globally, regionally nationally, incorporating data from Global Dietary Database, jointly stratified by age, sex, educational attainment urbanicity. In 2020, 2.2 million (95%...
To summarize the recommendations on folate intake and folic acid supplementation fortification in periconceptional period, aimed at prevention of neural tube defects (NTD), provided by official health organizations different countries worldwide WHO.Information for period was gathered from websites national several WHO website.WHO, selected developed emerging economies, totalling thirty-six (some European, BRICS, G8, Asian Tiger/Asian Dragon Australia).Recommendations differ between...
Background: The assessment of food consumption data using harmonized methodologies at the European level is fundamental to support development public policies. Portugal one countries with most outdated information on individual consumption.
The traditional Mediterranean diet is claimed to possess antioxidant and immune-regulatory properties in several chronic diseases. Typical foods have recently been associated with improvement of symptoms asthma rhinitis children. However the effect adherence on adult outcomes unknown. We aimed investigate association between control.Cross sectional study 174 asthmatics, mean (SD) age 40 (15) years. patients were defined as controlled, contrast noncontrolled, if they showed FEV1 >or= 80%...
The effects of a 3-month physical training programme on airway inflammation and clinical outcomes were studied in school-aged children with asthma. Subjects persistent allergic asthma (aged 12.7±3.4 yrs; n = 34) randomly allocated into control groups. Exercise consisted twice-weekly 50-min sessions for 12 weeks. Inflammation was assessed by levels exhaled nitric oxide, blood eosinophils, eosinophil cationic protein, C-reactive total mite-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E. Lung volumes bronchial...
Although salt intake is considered a probable risk factor for gastric cancer, relevant studies have provided heterogeneous results, and the magnitude of association has not been accurately quantified. To quantify cancer in relation to dietary exposure according Helicobacter pylori infection status virulence, smoking, tumour site, histological type, we evaluated 422 cases 649 community controls. Salt was estimated year before onset symptoms through: sodium (estimated by food frequency...
Our study aimed to describe the association between food patterns and gender, parental education, physical activity, sleeping obesity in 1976 children aged 5-10 years old. Dietary intake was measured by a semi quantitative frequency questionnaire; body mass index calculated categorized according IOTF classification. Factor analysis generalized linear models were applied identify their associations. TV viewing male gender significant positive predictors for fast-food, sugar sweetened...
As recently described, adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with improved asthma control. However, evidence of how specific nutrients such as fatty acids and antioxidants may affect this relationship remains largely unknown. We aimed examine association between dietary intake A cross-sectional study was developed in 174 asthmatics, mean age 40 ( sd 15) years. Dietary obtained by a FFQ, nutritional content calculated using Food Processor Plus™ software (ESHA Research, Inc.,...