Bachelor in Nutrition and Metabolism by University of São Paulo (2007) and Master (2010) and PhD (2013) in Nutrition (Medicine, Biosciences) by University of São Paulo. Held a postdoctoral position funded by CNPq at University of Southampton, UK, from 2014 to 2016 and is currently a postdoctoral research at Universidade de São Paulo (fsince 2016). Research interests: metabolism, lipid metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, nutritional immunology, skeletal muscle, cancer-associated cachexia. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Cachexia is a wasting syndrome defined by a continuous loss of skeletal muscle mass due to an imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation with or without body fat loss. Weight loss is the most prominent characteristic of cachexia and is strongly associated with mortality. Inflammation has a central role in CC and affects several organs, including adipose tissue in which CC increas…
AbstractThe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are crescent causes for hepatic disease, becoming a concern in Public Health. The model of rat induction of fatty liver disease through a diet rich in fructose has its effectiveness described by specialyzed litterature. Controversial are the effects of polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, spec…
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