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  • Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: COSI Portugal 2019
    Publication . Rito, Ana; Mendes, Sofia; Baleia, Joana; Gregório, Maria João
    O Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)/Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) é o sistema europeu de vigilância nutricional infantil coordenado pelo Gabinete Regional Europeu da OMS. Tem como principal objetivo criar uma rede sistemática de recolha, análise, interpretação e divulgação de informação descritiva sobre as caraterísticas do estado nutricional infantil de crianças dos 6 aos 8 anos, que se traduz num sistema de vigilância que produz dados comparáveis entre países da Europa e que permite a monitorização da obesidade infantil a cada 2-3 anos. O presente relatório divulga e analisa, em detalhe, os resultados da 5ª ronda do Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Nutricional Infantil – COSI Portugal, que decorreu maioritariamente no ano de 2019 e tem como objetivo principal caracterizar o estado nutricional infantil das crianças portuguesas dos 6 aos 8 anos de uma amostra representativa das escolas do 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico das sete regiões de Portugal.
    2021-10-19Report Open access Show more
  • Engagement in science: virtual interaction as a flexible tool
    Publication . Amaral, Olga
    The pandemic lockdowns forced a rapid switch to digital platforms. Lockdowns closed schools and laboratories pushing scientist and educators to online activities. Digital platforms for communication are widely available for free use. These platforms, although different, are intuitive and user friendly, therefore facilitating this sudden imperative shift from in-person to virtual communication. In an effort to bring services or science information to people new solutions were adopted. Although in-person activities were interrupted, alternative solutions were set up in order to engage wide participation. Such examples can be found among various types of initiatives regarding human genetic disorders which successfully switched to online versions.
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  • Application of nutritional profile models to commercially available baby foods products (6-36 months) in two regions of Lisbon (ToR 4)
    Publication . Santos, Mariana; Assunção, Ricardo; Matias, Filipa
    ToR 4 Main Activity: Implementation of Nutrient Profile tools to support marketing regulations and policies on foods consumed bychildren aged below 36 months in Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) and/or neighbour countries.
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  • Evaluation and comparison of nutritional quality (salt, fat and fatty acids) of similar processed foods
    Publication . Albuquerque, T.G.; Silva, M.A.; Oliveira, M.B.P.P.; Costa, H.S.
    It is estimated that inadequate eating habits contribute to the loss of 15.4% of healthy years of life in the Portuguese population. (...)
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  • Sugar, sweeteners and other food additives. Assessment of the occurrence and children intake
    Publication . Vasco, Elsa
    About Sugar, sweeteners and other food additives. Assessment of the occurrence and children intake
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  • COVID-19-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in the Intensive Care Unit: A Case Series in a Portuguese Hospital
    Publication . Ranhel, David; Ribeiro, Ana; Batista, Judite; Pessanha, Maria; Cristovam, Elisabete; Duarte, Ana; Dias, Ana; Coelho, Luís; Monteiro, Filipa; Freire, Pedro; Veríssimo, Cristina; Sabino, Raquel; Toscano, Cristina
    Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) has become a recognizable complication in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Alveolar damage in the context of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) appears to be the culprit in facilitating fungal invasion in COVID-19 patients, leading to a COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) phenomenon. From November 2020 to 15 February 2021, 248 COVID-19 patients were admitted to our ICUs, of whom ten patients (4% incidence) were classified as either probable (six) or possible (four) CAPA cases. Seven patients had positive cultural results: Aspergillus fumigatus sensu stricto (five), A. terreus sensu stricto (one), and A. welwitschiae (one). Five patients had positive bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and galactomannan (GM), and two patients had both positive cultural and GM criteria. All but two patients received voriconazole. Mortality rate was 30%. Strict interpretation of classic IPA definition would have resulted in eight overlooked CAPA cases. Broader diagnostic criteria are essential in this context, even though differentiation between Aspergillus colonization and invasive disease might be more challenging. Herein, we aim to raise awareness of CAPA in view of its potential detrimental outcome, emphasizing the relevance of a low threshold for screening and early antifungal treatment in ARDS patients.
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