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Bruno M. P. M. Oliveira é professor auxiliar na Universidade do Porto (Portugal) e investigador do LIAAD, INESC TEC. É licenciado em Astronomia, Mestre em Matemática Aplicada, Doutor em Matemática Aplicada e fez a Agregação em Nutrição Clínica - Ciências Básicas.
Investiga em diversas áreas da Matemática que incluem Sistemas Dinâmicos, Teoria de Jogos e Estatística.
Tem particular interesse pelas aplicações em Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação (em especial em Nutrição Clínica e Ciências do Consumo Alimentar e Nutrição), Imunologia (em particular modelação de células T e Tregs), Epidemiologia e Economia (em particular em competição de Cournot e em mercados de emparelhamento aleatório).
Participou em projectos de investigação financiados pela UE e pela FCT Portuguesa, abrangendo as Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação e Matemática.

Tópicos
de interesse
Detalhes

Detalhes

  • Nome

    Bruno Mendes Oliveira
  • Cargo

    Investigador Sénior
  • Desde

    01 abril 2012
  • Nacionalidade

    Portugal
  • Contactos

    +351220402963
    bruno.mendes.oliveira@inesctec.pt
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Publicações

2024

Assessment of Intuitive Eating and Mindful Eating among Higher Education Students: A Systematic Review

Autores
Rezende, F; Oliveira, BMPM; Poínhos, R;

Publicação
HEALTHCARE

Abstract
Background: The role of mindful eating (ME) and intuitive eating (IE) in improving eating behavior, diet quality, and health is an area of increasing interest. Objective: The objective of this review was to identify the instruments used to assess ME and IE among higher education students and outcomes related to these dimensions. Methods: This review was carried out according to the PRISMA statement, through systematic searches in PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Scopus. The inclusion criteria selected for higher education students, levels of ME and/or IE reported, and observational and clinical studies. The exclusion criteria selected against reviews, qualitative studies, and case studies. Quality was assessed using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Criteria Checklist. Results: A total of 516 initial records were identified, from which 75 were included. Cross-sectional studies were the most common research design (86.7%). Most studies were conducted with samples that were predominantly female (90.7%), White (76.0%), aged 18 to 22 years (88.4%), with BMI < 25 kg/m(2) (83.0%), and in the United States (61.3%). The Intuitive Eating Scale (IES), the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ), and their different versions were the most used instruments. The outcomes most studies included were eating behavior and disorders (77.3%), anthropometric assessments (47.8%), mental health (42.0%), and body image (40.6%). Regarding the quality of studies, 34.7% of studies were assigned a positive, 1.3% a negative, and 64.0% a neutral rate. Conclusions: IES and MEQ were the most used instruments. RCT and cohort studies are scarce, and future research with a higher level of quality is needed, especially on the topics of food consumption, diet quality, and biochemical markers.

2024

Eight Weeks of Intermittent Exercise in Hypoxia, with or without a Low-Carbohydrate Diet, Improves Bone Mass and Functional and Physiological Capacity in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Autores
Kindlovits, R; Sousa, AC; Viana, JL; Milheiro, J; Oliveira, BMPM; Marques, F; Santos, A; Teixeira, VH;

Publicação
NUTRIENTS

Abstract
In an increasingly aging and overweight population, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are major public health concerns. T2DM patients experience prejudicial effects on their bone health, affecting their physical capacity. Exercise in hypoxia (EH) and a low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) have been suggested for therapeutic benefits in T2DM, improving bone mineral content (BMC) and glycemic control. This study investigated the effects of EH combined with an LCD on body composition and functional and physiologic capacity in T2DM patients. Older T2DM patients (n = 42) were randomly assigned to the following groups: (1) control group: control diet + exercise in normoxia; (2) EH group: control diet + EH; (3) intervention group: LCD + EH. Cardiopulmonary tests (BRUCE protocol), body composition (DEXA), and functional capacity (6MWT, handgrip strength) were evaluated. Body mass index (kg/m(2)) and body fat (%) decreased in all groups (p < 0.001). BMC (kg) increased in all groups (p < 0.001) and was significantly higher in the EH and EH + LCD groups (p < 0.001). VO2peak improved in all groups (p < 0.001), but more so in the hypoxia groups (p = 0.019). Functional capacity was increased in all groups (p < 0.001), but more so in the EH group in 6MWT (p = 0.030). EH with and without an LCD is a therapeutic strategy for improving bone mass in T2DM, which is associated with cardiorespiratory and functional improvements.

2024

Risk of Eating Disorders and Social Desirability among Higher Education Students: Comparison of Nutrition Students with Other Courses

Autores
Fernandes, S; Costa, C; Nakamura, IS; Poínhos, R; Oliveira, BMPM;

Publicação
HEALTHCARE

Abstract
The transition to college is a period of higher risk of the development of eating disorders, with nutrition/dietetics students representing a group of particular vulnerability. Hence, it is interesting to assess eating disorders, taking into consideration potential sources of bias, including social desirability. Our aims were to compare the risk of eating disorders between students of nutrition/dietetics and those attending other courses and to study potential social desirability biases. A total of 799 higher education students (81.7% females) aged 18 to 27 years old completed a questionnaire assessing the risk of eating disorders (EAT-26) and social desirability (composite version of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale). The proportion of students with a high risk of eating disorders was higher among females (14.5% vs. 8.2%, p = 0.044). Nutrition/dietetics students did not differ from those attending other courses regarding the risk of eating disorders. The social desirability bias when assessing the risk of eating disorders was overall low (EAT-26 total score: r = -0.080, p = 0.024). Social desirability correlated negatively with the Diet (r = -0.129, p < 0.001) and Bulimia and food preoccupation subscales (r = -0.180, p < 0.001) and positively with Oral self-control (r = 0.139, p < 0.001).

2023

Nutritional Status among Portuguese and Turkish Older Adults Living in the Community: Relationships with Sociodemographic, Health and Anthropometric Characteristics

Autores
Ozturk, ME; Poinhos, R; Afonso, C; Ayhan, NY; de Almeida, MDV; Oliveira, BMPM;

Publicação
NUTRIENTS

Abstract
Malnutrition is widespread among older adults, and its determinants may differ between countries. We compared Portuguese and Turkish non-institutionalized older adults regarding nutritional status, sociodemographic, health and anthropometric characteristics and studied the relationships between nutritional status and those characteristics. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 430 Portuguese and 162 Turkish non-institutionalized older adults regarding sociodemographics, health conditions, the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA-FF) and anthropometry. Turkish older adults were more likely to be malnourished or at risk of malnutrition and had lower average BMI but a higher calf circumference. A higher proportion of the Portuguese sample had tooth loss, diabetes, hypertension, oncologic diseases, kidney diseases, osteoarticular problems or eye problems, while less had anemia. A better nutritional status (higher MNA-FF score) was found among the Portuguese, males, people using dentures, those without tooth loss, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, anemia or oncological diseases and was related to younger age, higher BMI and a higher calf circumference. Malnutrition and its risk were higher among older adults from Turkey, despite Portuguese older adults presenting a higher prevalence of chronic diseases. Being female, older age, tooth loss, hypertension, anemia, CVD or oncological disorders and having a lower BMI or CC were associated with higher rates of malnutrition among older adults from Portugal and Turkey.

2023

Patterns of Eating Behavior among 13-Year-Old Adolescents and Associated Factors: Findings from the Generation XXI Birth Cohort

Autores
Nakamura, I; Oliveira, A; Warkentin, S; Oliveira, BMPM; Poihos, R;

Publicação
HEALTHCARE

Abstract
Eating behavior adopted during adolescence may persist into adulthood. The aims of this study were to identify eating behavior patterns among Portuguese adolescents and to explore whether groups differ in terms of early life and family characteristics, severity of depressive symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) z-score. Participants were 3601 13-year-olds enrolled in the birth cohort Generation XXI. Eating behavior was assessed using the self-reported Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ), validated in this sample. The severity of depressive symptoms was measured through the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and data on sociodemographic and anthropometrics were collected at birth and 13-years-old. Latent class analysis was conducted, and associations were estimated using multinomial logistic regression models. Five patterns of individuals were identified: Picky eating, Disinterest towards food, Food neophilia, Emotional eating, and Food attractiveness. The adolescents' sex, maternal education, BMI z-score, and severity of depressive symptoms were significantly associated with the identified patterns. In particular, adolescents with a higher BMI z-score were more likely in Food neophilia while individuals with more severe depressive symptoms were in the Picky eating, Emotional eating, and Food attractiveness patterns. These findings suggest a starting point for the development and planning of targeted public health interventions.

Teses
supervisionadas

2022

Prevalência de Perturbações do Comportamento Alimentar na adolescência: uma Revisão Sistemática

Autor
Cátia Filipa Coelho Ramalho

Instituição
UP-FCNAUP

2022

Patterns of eating behavior among  13-year-old adolescents: findings from  the Generation XXI birth cohort

Autor
Ingrid Sayumi Nakamura

Instituição
UP-FCNAUP

2022

Impacto do Índice de Massa Corporal no Diagnóstico na Doença de Crohn

Autor
Ana Filipa Gonçalves Dias

Instituição
UP-FCNAUP

2022

Risk of eating disorders and social desirability among higher education students. Comparison of nutrition students with other courses

Autor
Sandra Abreu Fernandes

Instituição
UP-FCNAUP

2022

Applications of Game Theory and Dynamical Systems to Biology and Economy

Autor
Atefeh Afsar

Instituição
UP-FCUP