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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Margarida da Silva Alexandre Pinto

Citation names

  • Pinto, Ana M

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8918-C506-D45E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9364-905X

Email addresses

  • aapinto@medicina.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • ana_margarida.pinto@kcl.ac.uk (Professional)

Addresses

  • Laboratório de Nutrição, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2012 - 2017
Concluded
 Nutritional Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
King's College London - Waterloo Campus, United Kingdom
"Investigation into dietary determinants of heart rate variability and potential mechanisms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011 - 2012
Concluded
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London - Waterloo Campus, United Kingdom
"Vascular effects of marine and algal long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids during the postprandial period: a human dietary intervention study. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Merit
2006 - 2010
Concluded
 Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02 - 2020/09 Postdoc (Research) King's College London - Waterloo Campus, United Kingdom
2012/09 - 2017/11 Researcher (Research) King's College London - Waterloo Campus, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/09 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) King's College London - Waterloo Campus, United Kingdom
2018/01 - 2018/05 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) University of Roehampton, United Kingdom
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Joana Sousa ; Carolina Gouveia; Inês Coutinho; Pinto, Ana M; Mariana Linan Pinto; Oureana Ferreira; Vitória Dias Silva; et al. "SustentAÇÃO: E-learning training on food sustainability for teachers in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.". Paper presented in 17th European Public Health Conference, Lisbon, 2024.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Ana M. Pinto; Mark R. Hobden; Katherine D. Brown; Jonathan Farrimond; Darren Targett; Christopher P. Corpe; Peter R. Ellis; et al. "Acute effects of drinks containing blackcurrant and citrus (poly)phenols and dietary fibre on postprandial glycaemia, gut hormones, cognitive function and appetite in healthy adults: two randomised controlled trials". Food & Function (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3FO03085G.
    10.1039/D3FO03085G
  2. Bajka, Balazs H.; Pinto, Ana M.; Perez-Moral, Natalia; Saha, Shikha; Ryden, Peter; Ahn-Jarvis, Jennifer; van der Schoot, Alice; et al. "Enhanced secretion of satiety-promoting gut hormones in healthy humans after consumption of white bread enriched with cellular chickpea flour: A randomized crossover study". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.12.008.
    10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.12.008
  3. Ana M Pinto; Helen L MacLaughlin; Wendy L Hall. "Heart Rate Variability and Long Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Haemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study". Nutrients 13 7 (2021): 2453-2453. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072453.
    10.3390/nu13072453
  4. Bajka, B.H.; Pinto, A.M.; Ahn-Jarvis, J.; Ryden, P.; Perez-Moral, N.; van der Schoot, A.; Stocchi, C.; et al. "The impact of replacing wheat flour with cellular legume powder on starch bioaccessibility, glycaemic response and bread roll quality: A double-blind randomised controlled trial in healthy participants". Food Hydrocolloids 114 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85098854151&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106565
  5. Ana M. Pinto; Claire Bordoli; Luke P. Buckner; Curie Kim; Polly C. Kaplan; Ines M. Del Arenal; Emma J. Jeffcock; Wendy L. Hall. "Intermittent energy restriction is comparable to continuous energy restriction for cardiometabolic health in adults with central obesity: A randomized controlled trial; the Met-IER study". Clinical Nutrition 39 6 (2020): 1753-1763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.07.014.
    10.1016/j.clnu.2019.07.014
  6. Kim, C.; Pinto, A.M.; Bordoli, C.; Buckner, L.P.; Kaplan, P.C.; Del Arenal, I.M.; Jeffcock, E.J.; Hall, W.L.; Thuret, S.. "Energy restriction enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis-associated memory after four weeks in an adult human population with central obesity; a randomized controlled trial". Nutrients 12 3 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85080881759&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/nu12030638
  7. Edwards, C.H.; Ryden, P.; Pinto, A.M.; van der Schoot, A.; Stocchi, C.; Perez-Moral, N.; Butterworth, P.J.; et al. "Chemical, physical and glycaemic characterisation of PulseON®: A novel legume cell-powder ingredient for use in the design of functional foods". Journal of Functional Foods 68 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082418805&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jff.2020.103918
  8. Pinto, A.M.; Sanders, T.A.B.; Kendall, A.C.; Nicolaou, A.; Gray, R.; Al-Khatib, H.; Hall, W.L.. "Erratum: A comparison of heart rate variability, n-3 PUFA status and lipid mediator profile in age- and BMI-matched middle-aged vegans and omnivores - CORRIGENDUM (The British journal of nutrition (2017) 117 5 (669-685))". The British journal of nutrition 118 10 (2017): 877-877. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85066060647&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0007114517002628
  9. Pinto, A.M.; Sanders, T.A.B.; Kendall, A.C.; Nicolaou, A.; Gray, R.; Al-Khatib, H.; Hall, W.L.. "A comparison of heart rate variability, n-3 PUFA status and lipid mediator profile in age- and BMI-matched middle-aged vegans and omnivores". British Journal of Nutrition 117 5 (2017): 669-685. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85016812136&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0007114517000629
  10. Pinto, A.M.; Puder, J.; Bürgi, F.; Ebenegger, V.; Nydegger, A.; Niederer, I.; Kriemler, S.; Marques-Vidal, P.. "Discordances in the application of different criteria for quantification of paediatric abdominal obesity: An analysis of two Swiss studies". Nutrition and Diabetes 3 MAY (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880516350&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/nutd.2013.7
  11. Puder, J.; Pinto, A.M.; Bonvin, A.; Bodenman, P.; Munsch, S.; Kriemler, S.; Marques-Vidal, P.. "Health-related quality of life in migrant preschool children". BMC Public Health 13 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876972213&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1471-2458-13-384
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/29 Healthy eating 1as Jornadas de Pediatria da Península de Setúbal
Serviços de Pediatrias das ULS Almada-Seixal, Arco Ribeirinho e Arrábida (Almada, Portugal)
2024/06/05 Cardiac rehabilitation phase III - nutrition Conferência Reabilitação Cardíaca no ambulatório.
Unidade Local de Saúde Baixo Alentejo (ULSBA) (Beja, Portugal)
2023/10/16 Mediterranean Diet Encontro Nacional Prove 3C
ADREPES - Associação de Desenvolvimento Regional da Península de Setúbal (Palmela, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/01/10 - Current Investigating High-Intensity Resistance Training in Coronary Heart Disease Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review
Supervisor
 Public Health (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2022/12/07 - 2024/11/27 Patient adherence to dietary recommendations from the nutritional intervention of cardiovascular rehabilitation programs in Belgium
Supervisor
 Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/06 Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on nutrition-related policies, programmes, and practices in Early Year Settings (EYS) in the London Borough of Newham: learnings from a local authority perspective.
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition & Dietetics (Degree)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2022/04 - 2022/08 Research on the Macronutrient Status and Iron Status of Plant-Based Meat Substitutes Ready Meals in the UK
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2022/04 - 2022/08 Comparison of macronutrients profile and zinc between plant-based ready meals containing meat substitutes and meat-equivalent ready meals
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
2022/04 - 2022/08 An online survey of knowledge of complementary feeding guidelines, sources of complementary feeding information, timing of complementary feeding and associations by employment status in the UK
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2022/04 - 2022/08 An online survey of knowledge of the complementary feeding guidelines, and factors that influence the timing of introduction of solids in the UK
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/09 - 2022/06 Evaluation of Food and Nutrition Regulations and Guidelines Implementation in Early Years Settings within East London boroughs: A Scoping Review
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition & Dietetics (Degree)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2022/01 - 2022/05 Is Diabetes Stigma Related to Healthcare Engagement or Clinical Outcomes? An Evaluation of a New Specialist Diabetes Dietetics Service
Supervisor
 Dietetics (Master)
2022/01 - 2022/05 What is the current dietary advice given by UK paediatric renal centres to patients post renal transplant?
Supervisor
 Dietetics (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2022/04 - 2022/04 A survey on nutritional awareness and knowledge of plant-based alternatives among consumers with different socio-demographic characteristics
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/09 - 2022/04 A Scoping Review of the Implementation of Food and Nutrition Regulations and Guidelines in Early Years Settings in Central and South London
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Degree)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/04 - 2021/08 The effect of plant-based diets on biomarkers of inflammation: a systematic review
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/04 - 2021/08 Effectiveness of national food-based dietary guidelines in reducing cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review or randomised controlled trials
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/04 - 2021/08 Understanding the need for a return to meal exclusion following a 12-week total diet replacement intervention for people living with complex obesity: A parallel mixed-methods study
Supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/04 - 2021/08 Dietary quality and Consumption preference of pulse products of consumers in UK
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2021/01 - 2021/05 A systematic review investigating the effect of dietary fibre on the secretion of incretin hormone Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 and the impact on satiety in overweight and obese individuals
Co-supervisor
 Dietetics (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2020/09 - 2021/05 Association between background dietary polyphenol intake and cognitive function in healthy adults: a cross-sectional study.
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Degree)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2018/09 - 2019/09 The Effect of Drinks Containing Fruit Polyphenol and Fibre in the Form of Fruit Pulp on Postprandial Insulinemia and Glycaemia: A Randomised, Controlled, Double-blind Cross-over Study.
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Degree)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2019/04 - 2019/08 Manipulation of starch bioaccessibility in chickpea product to regulate starch digestion and postprandial glycaemia in healthy participants.
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2019/04 - 2019/08 The effect of habitual dietary fibre intake on the postprandial glycaemic response in healthy individuals: a randomised crossover trial.
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2018/09 - 2019/04 Drinks containing both blackcurrant polyphenols and fibre in the form of fruit pulp lower blood glucose levels postprandially
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Degree)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2018/04 - 2018/08 Associations between habitual dietary polyphenol intakes and markers of pancreatic ß-cell function: a cross-sectional study.
Co-supervisor
 Nutrition (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/01/07 Estratificação do risco cardiovascular em contextos laborais distintos: Avaliação e comparação do risco cardiovascular em colaboradores de loja e escritório
President of the jury
 Tiago Botelho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2024/10/09 Impacto da dieta vegetariana no risco cardiovascular, marcadores cardiometabólicos e composição corporal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tatiana Fontes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025/02/21 - Current 2025 Nutrition Insights Nutrition lab - FMUL

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/04/01 - 2022/09/02 MSc Nutrition Projects Module Nutrition (Master) King's College London, United Kingdom
2020/09/12 - 2022/05/31 Infant Nutrition; Child and Adolescence Nutrition; Obesity; Child Anthropometry; Cardiovascular risk factors Applied Nutrition (Bachelor) King's College London, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024/04/03 Baby led weaning - what is the evidence? Just News