• Decreased adiponectin/leptin ratio relates to insulin resistance in adults with obesity 

      Castela, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Silvestre, Marta P.; Marques, Cláudia; Rodrigues, Catarina; Ismael, Shámila; Araújo, João R; Ângelo-Dias, Miguel; Martins, Catarina; Borrego, Luís Miguel; Monteiro, Rosário; dos Santos Ribeiro F. Coutinho, Silvia; Calhau, Conceição; Alho Letra Martins, Catia Patricia; Faria, Ana; Pestana, Diogo; Teixeira, Diana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Adiponectin/leptin ratio, triacylglycerols, and waist-to-hip ratio explained almost half of HOMA-IR variance in the context of obesity. This study provides evidence to support adipose tissue dysfunction as a central feature ...
    • Intermittent energy restriction ameliorates adipose tissue-associated inflammation in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial 

      Castela, Inês; Rodrigues, Catarina; Ismael, Shámila; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Morais, Juliana; Araújo, João R.; Marques, Cláudia; Silvestre, Marta P.; Ângelo-Dias, Miguel; Martins, Catarina; Borrego, Luís Miguel; Monteiro, Rosário; Coutinho, Silvia; Calhau, Conceição; Faria, Ana; Pestana, Diogo; Martins, Catia; Teixeira, Diana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background & aims Although intermittent energy restriction (IER) seems to be as effective as continuous energy restriction (CER) for weight loss, there is still a need to determine the putative effect of this strategy ...
    • Iodine status and iodised salt consumption in portuguese school-aged children: The iogeneration study 

      Leite, Joao Costa; Keating, Elisa; Pestana, Diogo; Fernandes, Virginia Cruz; Maia, Maria Luz; Norberto, Sonia; Pinto, Edgar; Moreira-Rosario, Andre; Sintra, Diana; Moreira, Barbara; Costa, Ana; Silva, Sofia; Costa, Vera; Martins, Ines; Mendes, Francisca Castro; Queiros, Pedro; Peixoto, Bruno; Caldas, Jose Carlos; Guerra, Antonio; Fontoura, Manuel; Leal, Sandra; Moreira, Roxana; Carvalho, Irene Palmares; Lima, Rui Matias; Martins, Catia; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Almeida, Agostinho; Azevedo, Luís; Calhau, Conceição (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The World Health Organization promotes salt iodisation to control iodine deficiency. In Portugal, the use of iodised salt in school canteens has been mandatory since 2013. The present study aimed to evaluate iodine status ...