“Nutrition nowadays plays an increasingly decisive role. Its importance lies not only in how it enables achieving optimal health, but also in the role it plays in the treatment and prevention of many of today's most prevalent diseases.

In order to promote greater knowledge in this area of knowledge, the Faculty of Medicine will, from this academic year and in a pioneering way, offer the degree in Nutrition Sciences, whose core essence is based on the creation of professionals of excellence, able to respond to the numerous and most distinct needs of today's market.

We are sure that implementing the Degree in Nutrition Sciences in an institution such as the Faculty of Medicine will provide our future nutritionists with unique knowledge, supported by the many years of experience that this institution has, and that will also greatly benefit from the physical and institutional proximity to the North Lisbon Hospital Centre and the Institute of Molecular Medicine.

And since nutrition is cross-cutting in many areas today, we have developed a unique syllabus with a strong component associated with nutrition in sports, as well as the in-depth study of food quality. The Faculty of Human Kinetics and the Faculty of Pharmacy will be the perfect allies for successful interdisciplinary training.

We are sure that four years from now we will be proud of the nutritionists trained here, able to innovate, question, reflect, advise, and treat, contributing to a healthier society.”

Professor Catarina Sousa Guerreiro

(Coordinator of the Degree in Nutrition Sciences)