RESEARCH
ProjectsOngoing projects
Eating Matters
Eating Matters. The challenges of an inclusive, healthy and sustainable diet for better ageing. 2020-2023.
Territories and bodies at risk
Territories and bodies at risk: pesticides in the food system and their effects on health in the municipality of Miguel Calmon, Piedmont region of Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil.
Finished projects
Epidemiological study about oil spill in Bahia, Brazil
Epidemiological study on the impact of the oil spill on the coast of Bahia, Brazil: health, environment and food safety. 2020-2023.
Vegetables for better ageing
Vegetables for better ageing: improving the quality of feeding practices among older people. 2020-2022.
SocAmbCOV
Effects of life and socioeconomic conditions, and biomarkers of immunosuppressive contaminants on the baseline immune status, response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and clinical course of COVID-19. 2020-2021.
EMBA Study
Evaluating the effectiveness of dietary and lifestyle recommendations in reducing the exposure to environmental chemicals in pregnant women: A pre-post pilot study. 2020-2021.
Oil spill in Bahia, health and environment protection
Assessment of the impacts of the oil spill off the coast of Bahia, Brazil: actions to protect health and the environment. 2020-2021.
Reproductive health
Reproductive health: let’s expel toxics from our (new) lives. 2020-2021.
MUMFOOD Study
Perception of the risk of PTC contamination through feeding in pregnant and lactating women: MUMFOOD Study. 2018-2020.
Food consumption and health
Food consumption and health: effects on maternal and child health of Persistent Toxic Compounds present in food. 2017.
Trust and food responsibility during pregnancy
Toxic Bodies
Toxic bodies: sociocultural ethnoepidemiology of internal contamination by Persistent Toxic Compounds (PTCs) in Spain. 2011-2013.