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- Impact of food replacements within a meal in the nutrients profile and quality indicesPublication . Silva, Marta; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Viegas, Olga; Martins, Zita; Casal, Susana; Mendes, Eulália; Faria, Miguel; Pinto, Edgar; Ferreira, Isabel MPLVO; Pinto, EdgarModern societies are increasingly prone to chronic noncommunicable diseases linked with inadequate nutrition. Knowledge about macronutrients balance, micronutrient deficiencies, bioactive and harmful compounds is the starting point of a holistic approach concerning the effects of ingestion of a whole meal in human health.
- Whole meals nutritional composition: comparison between experimental and theoretical dataPublication . Ribeiro, Mafalda; Silva, Marta; Viegas, Olga; Martins, Zita; Casal, Susana; Mendes, Eulália; Pinto, Edgar; Faria, Miguel A.; Ferreira, Isabel MPLVO; Pinto, EdgarInformation concerning food composition is essential in public health and nutrition. Chemical analyses are the most accurate methodologies for the assessment of food composition, however, these procedures are very expensive and time-consuming. Therefore, food composition data has been compiled in databases to facilitate the access and manipulation of information. Although food composition databases (FCDB) are vital tools, they have some limitations.