Researcher
Research group: Human Biology, Health and Society
Institutional Address: Department of Nutrition
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Professor Alfredo Balena, 190, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Phone number: +55 31 24099800
Email: larissalouresmendes@gmail.com
Research interests:
- Nutrition, Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Built and Social environments
- Obesity and others non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
- adults, children and adolescents
Ongoing Projects:
Coordinator of two funded research projects.
Project 1- Built Environment and Social Environment Associations with Overweight, Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Juiz de Fora city. Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Project 2 - School Market: Food And Nutrition Education In Schools of Juiz de Fora city. Funding: Foundation for Research Support of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
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Larissa Loures Mendes