CV Lattes
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Faculdade de Medicina (FMB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Registered Dietitian graduated from the Institute of Biosciences of São Paulo State University (UNESP-IBB). PhD candidate in Nutritional Sciences at the Botucatu Medical School (FMB-UNESP), with a doctoral sandwich period (CAPES/PDSE) completed at the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, Portugal. Holds a Master's degree in Nursing, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Nutrition, from the Graduate Program in Nursing at FMB-UNESP. Specialist in Health Sciences and further trained in Pediatric Clinical Nutrition at the University Hospital of FMB-UNESP. Works as a research dietitian and supervisor at the Technical Center for Psychosocial Care (NTAPS), focusing on the promotion of healthy eating. Member of the SAMUCA research group (Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health) at FMB-UNESP. Her main areas of expertise are Maternal and Child Nutrition and Nutritional Epidemiology. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The pregnancy and the postpartum are critical moments for women's weight gain. Specifically related to this period, the postpartum weight retention has recently being a target of big concern, due to its possible contribution for high and increasing rates of obesity in women. Women's body is prepared to breast-feeding because of the fat storage during pregnancy and the increased prolactin …
Ovarian cancer has the highest incidence in women, and due to its late diagnosis and poor prognosis, is the most aggressive of gynecological cancers. Ovarian cancer is initially responsive to chemotherapy, and a considerable reduction of tumor growth is expected; however, many women develop chemoresistance as a result of treatment. It is undisputable that risk factors, such as chronic alc…
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