UPFs Cause 57K Deaths/Year in Brazil | USP Study
Brazilian university studies estimate ultra-processed foods linked to 57k annual premature deaths, costing R$104B. Explore health impacts, trends, and solutions from USP Nupens research.
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Renata Bertazzi Levy is Scientific Researcher VI in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Faculdade de Medicina of the Universidade de São Paulo. She holds a degree in Nutrition from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (1991), a master’s degree in Collective Health from the Universidade de São Paulo (2002), and a PhD in Collective Health from the Universidade de São Paulo (2007). Her work centers on nutritional epidemiology, with emphasis on food consumption patterns, dietary surveys, eating habits, complementary feeding, and school nutrition.
Levy serves as an advisor in the Postgraduate Programs in Nutrition and Public Health and in Preventive Medicine at USP. She participates in major research initiatives examining the consumption of ultra-processed foods and their associations with dietary nutrient profiles, obesity, and other health outcomes across multiple countries. Her contributions appear in numerous peer-reviewed publications, and she maintains ongoing involvement in population-based studies and collaborative projects funded by agencies such as FAPESP.
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Brazilian university studies estimate ultra-processed foods linked to 57k annual premature deaths, costing R$104B. Explore health impacts, trends, and solutions from USP Nupens research.