Raquel Kindlovits, Ana Catarina Sousa, João Luís Viana, Jaime Milheiro, Bruno MPM Oliveira, Franklim Marques, Alejandro Santos, Vitor Hugo Teixeira. Nutrients 2025, 17(3), 522. This article, authored by Raquel Kindlovits and colleagues, aimed to evaluate the effects…
Bruna Rosa, Rui Valdiviesso, Micaela Cunha-Rodrigues, Mónica Rodrigues, Maria Luisa Lucena, Rita S Guerra, Ana S Sousa, Joana Mendes, Ana Rita Sousa-Santos, Cláudia Silva, Nuno Borges, Teresa F AmaralEur J Clin Nutr 2024 Dec 4. This article is authored by…
Carla Almeida, Eduarda Lopes, Ana Patrícia Faria, José Azevedo, Patrícia Padrão, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 132, 2024. In recent years, recommendations on diet have multiplied, but when it comes to salt, perhaps popular wisdom is one thing…
The failure to combat hunger, promote healthy and sustainable eating, and fight food-related diseases should compel us to reflect.
Emílio Peres (1932-2003) was my teacher and the teacher of several generations of nutritionists in Portugal.
It has become quite clear to anyone paying attention that the ways in which we produce food and make it available for human consumption are increasingly problematic.
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are nutritionally essential because they cannot be synthesized by our bodies. BCAAs play very important roles as "building blocks" in protein synthesis, as signaling molecules, and as energy substrates.
There are still some doubts about the strategies that can be taken to reduce exposure to substances harmful to health when consumed in excess, such as sugar. Specifically, fiscal measures and other options that…
Understanding the measures and proposals of the different political parties before voting is fundamental for an informed decision. In the area of nutrition, we have been analyzing the proposals of the different political forces in the national elections, and we are doing so again…
This short essay is based on the authors' perceived need to review and update some aspects of the current Code of ethics for Portuguese nutritionists, considering the emergence of new assumptions in the food reality that can affect our professional…