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The project “Veggies4myHeart” – digital game to promote the consumption of vegetables in preschools –  is a joint initiative of the Center for Innovation in Technologies and Health Care (ciTechCare) and GameLab of the Polytechnic of Leiria, whose main objective is to promote the health literacy in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention. The working hypothesis is that the use of digital ludification strategies enables pre-school students to choose healthy foods. Cátia Pontes is a nutritionist, professor and the main researcher of this finalist project of Viver Saudável Awards 2022. These awards are an initiative sponsored by FRESENIUS KABI and

Maria Guarino and Marlene Lages, researchers at ciTechCare, are co-authors of the article ‘Metabolic Effects of an oral Glucose Tolerance Test Compared to the mixed meal tolerance tests: A narrative review’, published in nutrients MDPI. From the 13 studies, in which were involved healthy patients, adults with metabolic disturbances and pregnant women, the conclusion of this review is that mixed meal tolerance test might be a suitable solution to the gold standard Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, since it reduces some of the unpleasant symptoms reported with the OGTT, like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, bloating and anxiety. Besides, the metabolic feedback provided by a mixed

Last June 23, was the last Campus 5 O’Clock Talk session of this season.The number of participants revealed that, this is a hot and interesting topic which is still evolving and needs to be developed and, according to Catarina Reis, ‘clarified’.  This was the third session of this together partnership between ciTechCare and Start up Leiria – Inovação Social and had the higher number of registrations since its start. The speaker, Catarina Reis, is also a researcher from ciTechCare and a blockchain expert who wants to demystify and make easier to understand this theme. Campus 5 O’Clock Talk will come back