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Nutrition Laboratory, as part of Lisbon School,of Medicina mission (FMUL) and as a structural unit of FMUL, develops its activity in three priority areas: Teaching, Research and Community Support.
Teaching
LN is responsible for teaching Nutrition-related skills and related areas and for three-pronged research (clinical | epidemiological | community and public health).
Particularly noteworthy is the coordination of the 1st cycle of studies in Nutrition Sciences, which began teaching in 2018/19. This training offer results from the joint action of three structural units of the University of Lisbon: Lisbon Schoool of Medicine (project promoter), the Faculty of Human Motricity and the Faculty of Pharmacy, reference institutions in the Health Sciences area. of a unique and innovative project in the field of Nutrition Sciences in Portugal, where each Faculty contributes with specific and specialized know-how in the basic areas of academic training of the Nutritionist.
In the area of education, it is also worth mentioning the coordination of the Master's Degree in Clinical Nutrition (since 2011), carried out in partnership with the Lisbon School of Health Technology, as well as the participation in the Integrated Master of Medicine of FMUL and the BSc in Science. University of Lisbon.
At the 3rd cycle level (PhD) is involved in the Scientific Committee of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Health.
Research
Most of the research is carried out in collaboration with other institutions, such as Centro Hospital Universitário de Lisboa Norte, organic units of the University of Lisbon, but also collaborations with international institutions in the context of international studies and multicenter clinical trials.
The main areas of research focus on the recognition of the influence of nutrition and nutritional status of the individual on the development of disease (protection or risk factor) as well as the knowledge of the possible therapeutic effect of nutrition in various clinical contexts, namely: liver disease. , HIV infection, gastroenterological disease, autoimmune disease, cancer, and obesity. Also worth mentioning is the research associated with the role of food and nutrition in clinical outcomes throughout the life cycle (from conception to geriatrics).
Community Support
LN develops various actions to support the community, thus assuming all the institutional and social responsibility inherent in a public educational institution such as FMUL. Thus, LN's community support focuses on 3 specific targets: Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon and Civil Community.
Nutrition Laboratory bases its mission on the strategic guidelines of FMUL's mission, focusing on training nutritionists, teaching and researching Nutrition and the sciences essential to health promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the disease. the creation, transmission and diffusion of science, technology and culture, respecting intellectual freedom and ethics, recognition of merit and sense of service to the community with a direct link to food and nutrition.
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"Science Snack" for Families
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Pavilhão do Conhecimento, based on the exhibition "Pum! The secret life of the intestines", has developed a day of programming for all ages, focusing on Nutrition and Health literacy.
Today FMUL is celebrating Research Day and the Nutrition Lab associates with this initiative!
Want to know more about nutrition and science? Show up and watch on the screen of Egas Moniz Building the video that covers 12 facts about this theme.
Stay tuned and feed on science, not myths!
Avenida Professor Egas Moniz,
Edifício Egas Moniz, ala C, piso 2
1649-028 Lisboa - Portugal
Email: lab.nutricao@medicina.ulisboa.pt
Phone: +351 21 799 9465







