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Sofia Charneca, with a BSc in Nutritional Sciences and an MSc in Clinical Nutrition, is a registered dietitian (4832N), guest lecturer, and researcher at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Sciences and Technologies, specializing in Nutrition, at the same institution. Over the years, she has invested in continuous professional development by attending several specialization courses in nutrition-related fields, and she is a certified trainer by the Portuguese Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP). Her main research interests include the impact of diet, particularly the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern, on gut microbiota modulation and inflammatory markers in rheumatic diseases.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
SOFIA MARGARIDA CHINITA CHARNECA

Citation names

  • Charneca, Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FC12-D310-411E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0426-0462

Email addresses

  • sofiacharneca@medicina.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/03 - 2027/03
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral do Centro Académico Médico de Lisboa (CAML) (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde - Nutrição
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"The triad of nutrition, intestinal microbiota and rheumatoid arthritis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/09 - 2024/03
Concluded
 Nutrição Clínica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"The Mediterranean diet, and not dietary inflammatory index, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, the impact of disease and functional disability" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18/20
2016 - 2020
Concluded
 Ciências da Nutrição (Licenciatura)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
 17/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03 - 2024/03 Researcher (Research) Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Laboratório de Nutrição da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Laboratório de Nutrição da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/04 - 2022/12 Nutricionista 1 Cl (Técnico Nutricionista) Luz Saúde SA, Portugal
Hospital do Mar Cuidados Especializados Lisboa, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/12 Nutricionista 1 Cl (Técnico Nutricionista) Clínicas miMed, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/03 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo IP, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/07 Nutricionista Estagiário (Técnico Nutricionista) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/03 - 2020/07 Estágio curricular Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/03 - Current The triad of nutrition, intestinal microbiota and Rheumatoid Arthritis: an exploratory pilot study
2023.05540.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03 - 2024/02 The triad of nutrition, intestinal microbiota and Rheumatoid Arthritis - An exploratory pilot study
2022.07462.PTDC
Master Student Fellow
Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Charneca, Sofia; Hernando, Ana; Almada-Correia, I; Roberto Pereira da Costa; Augusto Silva; Polido-Pereira J; Joana Sousa; et al. "The protocol of the TASTY trial: the triad of nutrition, intestinal microbiota and rheumatoid arthritis - an exploratory pilot study". Paper presented in XXVI Congresso Português de Reumatologia, 2024.
  2. Hernando, Ana; Charneca, Sofia; Almada-Correia, I; Augusto Silva; Polido-Pereira J; Vieira, Adriana A.; Patrícia Costa-Reis; Fonseca, JE; Guerreiro, CS. Corresponding author: Hernando, Ana. "Dry lean mass and fecal calprotectin in rheumatoid arthritis, preliminary results showing association with disease activity and functional status". Paper presented in 46th ESPEN Congress, 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.963
  3. Charneca, Sofia; Hernando, Ana; Almada-Correia, I; Augusto Silva; Polido-Pereira J; Vieira, Adriana A.; Patrícia Costa-Reis; Fonseca, JE; Guerreiro, CS. Corresponding author: Charneca, Sofia. "Interim analysis of the TASTY trial: a Mediterranean Diet style pattern improves joint ultrasound score and inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis". Paper presented in 46th ESPEN Congress, 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.1039
  4. Beatriz Beirão; Mariana Liñan Pinto; João Vasques; Charneca, Sofia; Rita Pinto; Madalena Lemos Pires; Mariana Borges; et al. "(P160) Changing dietary habits in Cardiac Rehabilitation - more than nutritional counselling". Paper presented in 44th ESPEN Congress, 2022.
  5. Linan Pinto, M; Charneca, S; Vasques, J; Pinto, R; Lemos Pires, M; Borges, M; Santa-Clara, H; Abreu, A; Sousa Guerreiro, C. "Nutrition guidelines compliance in cardiovascular disease patients attending a long-term exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program during COVID-19 era". Paper presented in ESC Preventive Cardiology Congress 2022, 2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056.236
  6. Charneca, Sofia; Ferro, Margarida; Vasques, João; Martinho, JM; Duarte-Monteiro, AM; Guerreiro, CS; Fonseca, JE. "Adesão à Dieta Mediterrânica em doentes com Artrite Reumatoide: relação com a atividade da doença, capacidade funcional e impacto global". Paper presented in XXIII Congresso Português de Reumatologia, 2021.
  7. Ferro, Margarida; Charneca, Sofia; Vasques, João; DOURADO, E; Duarte-Monteiro, AM; Martinho, JM; Guerreiro, CS; Fonseca, JE. "Ângulo de fase na Artrite Reumatoide – uma nova variável com valor prognóstico?". Paper presented in XXIII Congresso Português de Reumatologia, 2021.
  8. Charneca, Sofia; Ferro, Margarida; Vasques, João; DOURADO, E; Guerreiro, CS; Fonseca, JE. Corresponding author: Charneca, Sofia. "Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is associated with patient-reported functional status in Rheumatoid Arthritis". Paper presented in ESPEN Congress 2021, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.356
  9. Charneca, Sofia; Ferro, Margarida; Vasques, João; DOURADO, E; Guerreiro, CS; Fonseca, JE. Corresponding author: Charneca, Sofia. "Índice de Massa Corporal e Composição Corporal na Artrite Reumatoide: qual a relação com a capacidade funcional e o impacto global da doença?". Paper presented in XXIII Congresso Anual da APNEP, 2021.
  10. Ferro, Margarida; Charneca, Sofia; João Vasques; DOURADO, E; Guerreiro, CS; Fonseca, JE. Corresponding author: Charneca, Sofia. "Is bioelectrical phase angle associated with functional status and disease impact in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?". Paper presented in EULAR Congress 2021, 2021.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.4119
  11. Mariana Liñan Pinto; Pinto, R; Charneca, Sofia; João Vasques; Madalena Lemos Pires; Borges, Mariana; Santa-Clara, Helena; Abreu, Ana; Guerreiro, CS. Corresponding author: Mariana Liñan Pinto. "Body composition, lipid profile and mediterranean diet adherence in cardiovascular disease patients attending a long-term exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program during COVID-19 pandemic". Paper presented in ESC Preventive Cardiology Congress 2021, 2021.
    (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.187)
Journal article
  1. Charneca, Sofia; Gomes, Ana Isabel; Branco, Diogo; Guerreiro, Tiago; Barros, Luísa; Sousa, Joana. Corresponding author: Sousa, Joana. "Intake of added sugar, fruits, vegetables, and legumes of Portuguese preschool children: Baseline data from SmartFeeding4Kids randomized controlled trial participants". Frontiers in Nutrition 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1150627.
    Published • 10.3389/fnut.2023.1150627
  2. Charneca, S.; Hernando, A.; Costa-Reis, P.; Guerreiro, C.S.. "Beyond Seasoning—The Role of Herbs and Spices in Rheumatic Diseases". Nutrients 15 12 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85164003577&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/nu15122812
  3. Charneca, S.; Ferro, M.; Vasques, J.; Carolino, E.; Martins-Martinho, J.; Duarte-Monteiro, A.M.; Dourado, E.; Fonseca, J.E.; Guerreiro, C.S.. "The Mediterranean diet, and not dietary inflammatory index, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, the impact of disease and functional disability". European Journal of Nutrition 62 7 (2023): 2827-2839. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85162928413&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00394-023-03196-8
  4. Charneca, Sofia; Guerreiro, CS. "Saúde Mental em Perspetiva – O Papel da Nutrição e da Microbiota Intestinal". Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição 27 (2021): 58-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.21011/apn.2021.2710.
    Published
  5. Ferro, Margarida; Charneca, Sofia; Dourado, Eduardo; Guerreiro, Catarina Sousa; Fonseca, João Eurico. "Probiotic supplementation for Rheumatoid Arthritis: a promising adjuvant therapy in the gut microbiome era". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/50049.
    10.3389/fphar.2021.711788
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/05 Mediterranean Diet enriched with fermented foods improves disease activity and self-reported outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Interim analysis of the TASTY trial XXIV Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação
Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição (Braga, Portugal)
2024/04 Nutrição e Inflamação - Vias e Estratégias Nutricionais: É para intervir? Como e em quem? XXVI Congresso Anual APNEP
Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024 - 2025 Congresso 2025 Nutrition Insights na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (Comissão organizadora) (2025/02/21)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019 - 2019 4º Congresso Internacional CiiEM - Health, Well-being and Ageing in the XXI Century (Comissão Executiva Júnior) (2019 - 2019)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Portugal
2019 - 2019 VII Jornadas de Ciências da Nutrição do Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz - Nutrir o Saber (2019 - 2019)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Portugal
2018 - 2018 3º Congresso Internacional CiiEM - Research and Innovation in Human & Health Sciences (Comissão Executiva Júnior) (2018 - 2018)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/09 - Current Ordem dos Nutricionistas Membro efetivo

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/07 - 2033/02 Interpretation of the nutrition-related baseline data from the SmartFeeding4Kids randomized controlled trial and development of the manuscript its publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Article: Intake of Added Sugar, Fruits, Vegetables and Legumes of Portuguese preschool children: baseline data from SmartFeeding4Kids randomized controlled trial participants. Publication: Front. Nutr. 10:1150627. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1150627 Laboratório de Nutrição da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2021 ESPEN Congress 2021 Travel Awards
European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Luxembourg
2021 Menção Honrosa - 4º Edição do Prémio CNS José Ferreira Júnior & João Januário Coutinho
Campus Neurológico Sénior (CNS), Portugal
2019 Bolsa de Estudo por Mérito do ano letivo 2019/2020
Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, Portugal