Sofia Vilela

Investigador Doutorado Integrado

Linhas de Investigação: L1- Investigação do curso de vida e envelhecimento saudável

Laboratórios: Nutrição e Saúde Cardiometabólica

Sofia Vilela licenciou-se em Ciências da Nutrição pela Universidade do Porto (FCNAUP) no ano de 2009 e em 2013 obteve o grau de mestre em Epidemiologia (FMUP). Em 2018 conclui o doutoramento em Saúde Pública pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto com a tese intitulada “Tracking the acquisition of eating habits in children and its effects on behaviours related to appetite and on adiposity” (Ref. SFRH/BD/92389/2013). Desenvolve trabalho de investigação no Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP) desde 2010, integrando o grupo de investigação em Epidemiologia da Nutrição e da Obesidade (EPIUnit).

É membro do Consórcio Nacional para o desenvolvimento do mais recente Inquérito Alimentar Nacional e de Atividade Física (IAN-AF). Os seus principais interesses em investigação relacionam-se com a avaliação da evolução de hábitos alimentares durante a infância e os fatores que influenciam o seu estabelecimento. Tem igualmente interesse na avaliação da relação entre exposições alimentares e comportamentos relacionados com o apetite e obesidade.

ORCID: 0000-0002-1944-0140

Projetos de investigação internacionais

2013 HabEat - Determining factors and critical periods in food habit formation and breaking in early childhood: a multidisciplinary approach

Projetos de investigação nacionais

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2022

Marinho AR , Severo M , Vilela S , Torres D , Oliveira A , Lopes C

Association of dietary macronutrient intake with adiposity during childhood according to sex: Findings from the generation XXI birth cohort

Pediatr Obes, 2022 Sep;17(9):e12916. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12916. Epub 2022 Apr 27.

2022

Marinho AR , Severo M , Vilela S , Torres D , Oliveira A , Lopes C

Association of dietary macronutrient intake with adiposity during childhood according to sex: Findings from the generation XXI birth cohort

Pediatr Obes, 2022 Apr 27;e12916. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12916. Online ahead of print.

2022

Costa S , Correia D , Carvalho C , Vilela S , Severo M , Lopes C , Torres D

Risk characterization of dietary acrylamide exposure and associated factors in the Portuguese population

Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess, 2022 Mar 14;1-13. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2022.2047540. Online ahead of print.

2022

Costa M , Severo M , Oliveira A , Lopes C , Hetherington M , Vilela S

Longitudinal bidirectional relationship between children's appetite and diet quality: A prospective cohort study

Appetite, 2022 Feb 1;169:105801. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105801. Epub 2021 Nov 11.

2021

Marinho AR , Severo M , Vilela S , Costa R , Lauzon-Guillain B , Torres D , Lopes C

Is the association between dietary patterns and cognition mediated by children's adiposity? A longitudinal approach in Generation XXI birth cohort

Clin Nutr, 2021 Dec 2;41(1):231-237. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.11.029. Online ahead of print.

2021

Pimenta P , Lopes C , Correia D , Torres D , Rodrigues S , Vilela S

Interaction effects of socio-economic position in the association between eating location and diet quality in Portuguese children and adolescents: results from the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2015-2016

Br J Nutr, 2021 Oct 7;1-8. doi: 10.1017/S0007114521004049. Online ahead of print.

2021

Costa S , Vilela S , Correia D , Severo M , Lopes C , Torres D

Consumption of packaged foods by the Portuguese population: type of materials and its associated factors

British Food Journal, 2021, Vol. 123 No. 2, pp. 833-846. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-07-2020-0584

2021

Silva C , Gavinha S , Vilela S , Rodrigues R , Manso MC , Severo M , Lopes C , Melo P

Dietary Patterns and Oral Health Behaviours Associated with Caries Development from 4 to 7 Years of Age.

Life, 2021, 11(7), 609; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11070609

2020

Vedovato G , Vilela S , Severo M , Rodrigues S , Lopes C , Oliveira A

Ultra-processed food consumption, appetitive traits and BMI in children: a prospective study.

Br J Nutr, 2020 Sep 23;1-25. doi: 10.1017/S0007114520003712. Online ahead of print.

2020

Vilela S , Muresan I , Correia D , Lopes C

The Role of Socioeconomic Factors in Food Consumption of Portuguese Children and Adolescents: Results From the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2015-2016.

Br J Nutr, 2020; 1–23. doi:10.1017/S0007114520001373

2020

Costa A , Severo M , Vilela S , Fildes A , Oliveira A

Bidirectional Relationships Between Appetitive Behaviours and Body Mass Index in Childhood: A Cross-Lagged Analysis in the Generation XXI Birth Cohort.

Eur J Nutr, 2020;10.1007/s00394-020-02238-9. doi:10.1007/s00394-020-02238-9

2019

Marinho AR , Severo M , Correia D , Lobato L , Vilela S , Oliveira A , Ramos E , Torres D , Lopes C , IAN-AF Consortium.

Total, added and free sugar intakes, dietary sources and determinants of consumption in Portugal: the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF 2015-2016).

Public Health Nutr, 2019 Sep 5:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019002519. [Epub ahead of print]

2019

Costa M , Durão C , Lopes C , Vilela S

Adherence to a healthy eating index from pre-school to school age and its associations with sociodemographic and early life factors.

Br J Nutr, 2019 Jun 14:1-25. doi: 10.1017/S0007114519001028. [Epub ahead of print]

2019

Vilela S , Correia D , Severo M , Oliveira A , Torres D , Lopes C , IAN-AF Consortium

Eating frequency and weight status in Portuguese children aged 3-9 years: results from the cross-sectional National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2015-2016.

Public Health Nutr, 2019 May 21:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019000661. [Epub ahead of print]

2019

Vilela S , Severo M , Moreira T , Ramos E , Lopes C

Evaluation of a short food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake assessment among children.

Eur J Clin Nutr, 2019 May;73(5):679-691. doi: 10.1038/s41430-018-0200-4. Epub 2018 May 30.

2019

Vilela S , Oliveira A , Severo M , Lopes C

Chrono-Nutrition: The Relationship between Time-of-Day Energy and Macronutrient Intake and Children's Body Weight Status.

J Biol Rhythms, 2019 Mar 28:748730419838908. doi: 10.1177/0748730419838908. [Epub ahead of print]

2019

Vilela S , Severo M , Moreira T , Oliveira A , Hetherington MM , Lopes C

Association between eating frequency and eating behaviours related to appetite from 4 to 7 years of age: Findings from the population-based birth cohort generation XXI.

Appetite, 2019 Jan 1;132:82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.10.002. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

2018

Carvalhais A, Da Roza T , Vilela S , Jorge RN, Bø K

Association Between Physical Activity Level and Pelvic Floor Muscle Variables in Women.

Int J Sports Med, 2018 Oct 16. doi: 10.1055/a-0596-7531. [Epub ahead of print]

2018

Lopes C , Torres D , Oliveira A , Severo M , Guiomar S, Alarcão V , Ramos E , Rodrigues S , Vilela S , Oliveira L , Mota J , Teixeira PJ, Nicola PJ, Soares S, Andersen LF; IAN-AF Consortium

National Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese General Population (2015-2016): Protocol for Design and Development.

JMIR Res Protoc, 2018 Feb 15;7(2):e42. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8990.

2018

Vilela S , Lopes C , Guiomar S , Severo M , Rangelova L, Petrova S, Horváth Z, Cseh J, Schweter A, Lindtner O, Ambrus Á , Torres D

Validation of a picture book to be used in a pan-European dietary survey.

Public Health Nutr, 2018 Feb 1:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017004153. [Epub ahead of print]