Biography:

Raquel B. Leitao has a Degree in Nutrition Sciences from the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto, a Master's degree in Quality Control, specialization in Water and Food, from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, and a Ph.D. in Child Studies, in the specialty of Child Health, from the University of Minho. She carries out her professional activity as Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, where she has also developed research projects such as “Obesity from childhood to adolescence: a longitudinal study in school environment”.