CiTechCare was represented in the 19th Portuguese Congress of Diabetes last 16-18 march, at the Algarve Congress Centre, with the participation of Marlene Lages and Nádia Hipólito, both PhD fellows, Maria Gaspar, researcher and Maria Guarino, researcher coordinator of ciTechCare. The research work entitled “Relationship between phase angle and respiratory symptoms in individuals with (pre-)obesity and normoponderal with diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” written by Marlene Lages, Sofia Flora, Nádia Hipólito, Maria Guarino and Joana Cruz was presented as a poster. Besides, Marlene Lages was invited to present a communication about the “Impact of the coexistence of type 2 diabetes mellitus

“Portugal has made great progress in restricting food advertising targeted at children, but in terms of food marketing on social media, we still have many challenges to overcome”, admits Cátia Pontes in an article of opinion at Diário de Leiria regarding the influence of social media on food education in children and young people. Beyond the family, the consumption of digital content and its ability to disseminate information is pointed out as determinant on food choices  concerning the definition of the corporal image on young people, a vulnerable group for who is necessary rethink “the best strategy ro perform food

The last session of Campus 5 O’Clock Talk, on the 9th of March, was dedicated to share some tips and strategic points for those who are preparing an application for a FCT PhD scholarship, that must be “clear, consistent and coherent”.  Marlene Lages and Nádia Hipólito, ciTechCare researchers that received a FCT PhD scholarship, led the session, highlighting the most important tips. This year the FCT will provide 400 scholarships for a non-academic setting, an innovation that can bring companies and PhD fellows ideas even  closer. Until the end of march, it is essential that the applications point out the

The 15th chapter of the book Treinar para Render is dedicated to the impact of psychological factors on income support. A chapter written by Roberta Frontini and Lara Carneiro that intends to have practical suggestions while helping to explain how the psychological factors can enhance the performance of athletes. According the authors, “the psychological factors can either boost the success of an athlete or a group, club or sport team, or contribute to not having the desired success”.  Besides the focus on the psychological factors, the book includes topics such as the training methodology, training for children and young people, but also

After the success of the Veggies4myheart project, lead by Cátia Pontes, and its recognition as the best national project of the year in the category of Community nutrition and public health, the digital and didactic game can now be found in a book version, called “Who wants to go to the village market?”. The february 15 was the chosen day to present the book at ciTechCare, a ceremony that counted on several researchers and other professionals that wanted to know more about the way this project is contributing to promote the consumption of vegetables in preschool children and increase health