Leonor Silva

Relevant links outside academia

Working with National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge (working group on food additives and flavorings); municipality of Setúbal (healthy and sustainable food promotion); municipality of Almada (assessment of the quality of school lunches); public elementary schools (food literacy intervention); food retail companies (food consulting); private companies (food safety audits); private medical clinic and health center (clinical nutrition consultation).

Expertise

• Development and clinical validation of digital health solutions for sustainable behavior change on chronic disease prevention.
• Design and implementation of dietary interventions in non-communicable diseases, focusing on glycemic control, cardiovascular risk factors and patient quality of life.
• Investigation of the diet-microbiome-health axis and its role in modulating pathological conditions
• Research on bioactive compounds to modulate the response to systemic oxidative stress.
• Food literacy and public health promotion
• Functional foods development focusing by-products valorization and sustainable