PrintI graduated in Nutrition Sciences (BSc) at Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto, in 2012. Since then, I have worked as a Nutritionist in different areas, namely, Clinical Nutrition, Public Health and Community Nutrition, as well as within the Food Industry sector regarding Quality and Food Safety Systems management. In 2015, I undertook a graduate Course in Nutrition and Aging at Faculty of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University (ESB-UCP) and in 2016 finished a Master’s degree in biotechnology and Innovation (Branch Human Nutrition) at the same institution, studying the relationship between food waste and nutritional status among Portuguese institutionalized elderly people. Currently, I am an FCT grant PhD student at ESB-UCP, studying the impact of a pulse-based partial replacement diet on human metabolome and health. My PhD thesis will be developed in frame of the European project TRUE.
Publications
Ferreira, Helena; Pinto, Elisabete; Gil, Ana M.; Vasconcelos, Marta W. "Potential role of pulses in the development of functional foods modulating inflammation and oxidative stress". In Current Advances for Development of Functional Foods Modulating Inflammation and Oxidative Stress, 287-309. Elsevier, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-823482-2.00003-0
Ferreira, Helena; Pinto, Elisabete; Vasconcelos, Marta W. "Legumes as a Cornerstone of the Transition Toward More Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Diets in Europe". Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.694121.
Vasconcelos, Marta W.; Gomes, Ana M.; Pinto, Elisabete; Ferreira, Helena; Vieira, Evla D.F.; Martins, Ana P.; Santos, Carla S.; et al. "The Push, Pull, and Enabling Capacities Necessary for Legume Grain Inclusion into Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Healthy Diets". In Hidden Hunger and the Transformation of Food Systems, 193-211. S. Karger AG, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000507498
Vasconcelos, Marta W.; Grusak, Michael A.; Pinto, Elisabete; Gomes, Ana; Ferreira, Helena; Balázs, Bálint; Centofanti, Tiziana; et al. "The Biology of Legumes and Their Agronomic, Economic, and Social Impact". In The Plant Family Fabaceae, 3-25. Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4752-2_1
Ferreira, Helena; Vasconcelos, Marta W.; Gil, Ana M.; Pinto, Elisabete. "Health benefits of pulse consumption - An overview". Agro FOOD Industry Hi-Tech 31 3 (2020): https://www.teknoscienze.com/tks_article/health-benefits-of-pulse-consum....
Ferreira, Helena; Vasconcelos, Marta; Gil, Ana M.; Pinto, Elisabete. "Benefits of pulse consumption on metabolism and health: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2020): 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2020.1716680.
