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)…
- Research
- Population Health Assessment
- Sarai Machado
Sarai Machado
- Nutrition
- Iodine
- Pregnancy
- Endocrinology
- Child growth and behaviour
“Sarai Machado is PhD student in Health Sciences at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), since 2021. MSc in Clinical Nutrition in 2020 (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal), for her thesis project she evaluated eating behaviour 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 in behaviour change. BSc in Nutritional Sciences in 2018 (Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal). Performed her curricular internship of six months at São João University Hospital Centre, providing assistance to Endocrinology, Cardiology and Rheumatology Service, 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.
Ciência ID:5715-C8FB-2EB2
ORCID iD:0000-0001-6758-7545”
Scientific Highlights
“Presentation of the e-poster at the XXVII Postgraduate Course on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2022: Machado S; Poínhos R; Vasconcelos C; Correia F, “Comportamento alimentar de crianças com má evolução ponderal: relação com o comportamento alimentar dos pais/cuidadores”.
Presentation of the e-poster at the XXVII Postgraduate Course on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2022: Machado S; Poínhos R; Vasconcelos C; Correia F, ”Relação da história familiar e irmãos com o comportamento alimentar de crianças com má evolução ponderal”.
Presentation of the poster at the XX Congress of Nutrition and Food I – II International Congress of Food and Nutrition, 2021: Machado S; Poínhos R; Vasconcelos C; Correia F, “Relationship between eating behavior of children with failure to thrive and eating behavior of their parents/caregivers”.
Presentation of the poster at the XX Congress of Nutrition and Food I – II International Congress of Food and Nutrition, 202: Machado S; Poínhos R; Vasconcelos C; Correia F,“Eating behavior of children with failure to thrive: the role of siblings and family history”.”
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Portugal
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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″
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″