RESEARCH
ProjectsCurrent projects
Eating Matters
Eating Matters. The challenges of an inclusive, healthy and sustainable diet for better ageing. 2020-2024.
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.
Completed projects
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.