Iodine and maternal and child’s health
Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of PREVENTABLE brain damage in infants, impairing the achievement of their full intellectual capabilities. Iodine is needed for the synthesis of thyroid hormones (TH)…
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- Population Health Assessment
- Sarai Isabel Machado
Sarai Isabel Machado
- Nutrition
- dietary assessment
- global health
Sarai Isabel Machado is PhD student in Health Sciences at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, since 2021. As part of the IodineMinho team, she focus her studies focus on the determinants of iodine intake and status, generating evidence for the development of structured public health measures.
She is a registered nutritionist, MSc in Clinical Nutrition in 2020 (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto). For her master thesis she evaluated eating behavior of children with failure to thrive, representing a unique opportunity to learn how to design and to implement a project, the hurdles, and challenges of research with potential impact on behavior change.
BSc in Nutritional Sciences in 2018 (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto). Performed her curricular internship at São João University Hospital Centre, and her professional internship in the Maternal-Paediatric Centre, at the same Hospital, developing work on dietary and nutritional interventions on children with obesity, failure to thrive, endocrine disorders, inherited diseases of metabolism and other pathologies.
Sarai Isabel Machado
- Nutrition
- dietary assessment
- global health
Sarai Isabel Machado is PhD student in Health Sciences at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, since 2021. As part of the IodineMinho team, she focus her studies focus on the determinants of iodine intake and status, generating evidence for the development of structured public health measures.
She is a registered nutritionist, MSc in Clinical Nutrition in 2020 (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto). For her master thesis she evaluated eating behavior of children with failure to thrive, representing a unique opportunity to learn how to design and to implement a project, the hurdles, and challenges of research with potential impact on behavior change.
BSc in Nutritional Sciences in 2018 (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto). Performed her curricular internship at São João University Hospital Centre, and her professional internship in the Maternal-Paediatric Centre, at the same Hospital, developing work on dietary and nutritional interventions on children with obesity, failure to thrive, endocrine disorders, inherited diseases of metabolism and other pathologies.
Scientific Highlights
1. Machado SI, Pereira ML, Roque S, Costeira MJ, Bordalo AA, Miranda A, Costa P, Borges N, Palha JA. Iodine Availability through Iodized Salt in Portugal: 2010-2021 Sales Evolution and Distribution. Nutrients. 2023 Mar 8;15(6):1324. doi: 10.3390/nu15061324.
2. Machado SI, Vasconcelos C, Correia F, Poínhos R. Eating behaviour of children with failure to thrive: characterization and family correlates. Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição. 2022 Nov 9; 31(31), 6-11. doi: 10.21011/apn.2022.3102
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Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
GPS: +41° 33′ 47.33″, -8° 24′ 3.39″
Copyright ©2022 ICVS. All Rights Reserved
Address
Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
GPS: +41° 33′ 47.33″, -8° 24′ 3.39″