Teacher
Marta Esgalhado

Resume

Marta Esgalhado, PhD, MSc is a researcher at CBIOS - Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies and a faculty member in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at Universidade Lusófona, Portugal. A fully licensed member of the Portuguese Order of Nutritionists, she holds a BSc in Nutritional Sciences from Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz (2010), an MSc in Clinical Nutrition from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (2015), a PhD in Cardiovascular Sciences from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil (2018), and a Postgraduate Diploma in General Management from Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics (Portugal, 2020). Her research initially centered on cardiovascular risk mitigation in chronic kidney disease patients, with a particular emphasis on the effects of dietary interventions and physical exercise on oxidative stress, inflammation, and gut microbiota composition. Over time, her research expanded to study dietary patterns and their systemic effects on cardiometabolic health. Currently, her work explores the impact of plant-based dietary models, particularly Vegetarian and Mediterranean diets, on body composition, metabolic biomarkers, and cardiovascular risk. Marta has published 20 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals, with 588 citations and an h-index of 11 (Scopus, May 2025). She has presented her research at numerous scientific conferences worldwide. In academia, she lectures in six curricular units within the Bachelor's program in Nutritional Sciences and has co-supervised two Master’s dissertations and four undergraduate final projects.

Graus

• Mestrado
  Masters in Clinical Nutrition
• Doutoramento
  Ph.D in Cardiovascular Sciences
• Licenciatura
  Degree in Nutrition Sciences
• Pós-Graduação
  General Management Program

Publicações

Artigo em revista

• 2025-04-03, Urolithin as a Metabolite of Ellagitannins and Ellagic Acid from Fruits and Nuts Produced by the Gut Microbiota: Its Role on Non-Communicable Diseases, Current Nutrition Reports
• 2024-06-25, Exploring Vegetarian and Omnivorous Approaches to Cardiovascular Risk and Body Composition, Nutrients
• 2023-01-31, Cinnamon: an aromatic condiment applicable to chronic kidney disease, Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
• 2022-11-17, Resistant Starch Type-2 Supplementation Does Not Decrease Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) Plasma Level in Hemodialysis Patients, Journal of the American Nutrition Association
• 2020-09-18, Resistant starch supplementation effects on plasma indole 3-acetic acid and aryl hydrocarbon receptor mRNA expression in hemodialysis patients: Randomized, double blind and controlled clinical trial, Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
• 2020-02-01, Resistant starch supplementation attenuates inflammation in hemodialysis patients: a pilot study., International urology and nephrology
• 2020, Resistant starch type-2 enriched cookies modulate uremic toxins and inflammation in hemodialysis patients: a randomized, double-blind, crossover and placebo-controlled trial, Food & Function
• 2019-03-01, Methyl Donor Nutrients in Chronic Kidney Disease: Impact on the Epigenetic Landscape., The Journal of nutrition
• 2019-02-19, A possible link between polyunsaturated fatty acids and uremic toxins from the gut microbiota in hemodialysis patients: A hypothesis., Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis
• 2019-02, Dietary Components That May Influence the Disturbed Gut Microbiota in Chronic Kidney Disease, Nutrients
• 2018-02-13, Could Low-Protein Diet Modulate Nrf2 Pathway in Chronic Kidney Disease?, Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation
• 2018-01-01, Does high intensity exercise affects irisin plasma levels in hemodialysis patients? A pilot study., Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia
• 2018, Could resistant starch supplementation improve inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers and uremic toxins levels in hemodialysis patients? A pilot randomized controlled trial, Food & Function
• 2017-11, Short-chain fatty acids: a link between prebiotics and microbiota in chronic kidney disease, Future Microbiology
• 2017-11, Does resistance exercise performed during dialysis modulate Nrf2 and NF-¿B in patients with chronic kidney disease?, Life Sciences
• 2017-05-11, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Chronic Kidney Disease: Role of Uremic Toxins., Nephron
• 2017-03-24, Nonpharmacologic Strategies to Modulate Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-related Factor 2 Pathway in Chronic Kidney Disease., Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation
• 2016-05-09, Could physical exercise help modulate the gut microbiota in chronic kidney disease?, Future microbiology
• 2015-02-19, Effect of acute intradialytic strength physical exercise on oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in hemodialysis patients., Kidney research and clinical practice
• 2015, Influence of Physical Exercise on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients, Journal of Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis

Poster em conferência

• 2025-05-09, Impact of diet quality on cardiometabolic markers and 10-year cardiovascular risk: evidence from vegetarian and omnivorous diets, XXIV Coongresso de Nutrição e Alimentação
• 2025-05-09, Diet Quality in Omnivorous and Vegetarians: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk, Lipid Profile and Body Composition, XXIV Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação
• 2025-05-08, Diet Quality and its Role in Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk: Evidence from Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets, XXIV Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação
• 2024-09-14, Cardiovascular 10-Year Risk: Analysis of Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets, LIX Congresso Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia
• 2020, High amylose resistant starch cookies supplementation does not decrease trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) plasma level in hemodialysis patients, American Society of Nephrology-Kidney week
• 2020, Effects of resistant starch type-2 cookies on gut microbiota profile in hemodialysis patients., American Society of Nephrology-Kidney week
• 2019, Resistant Starch Supplementation Attenuates Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients, Kidney Week 2019
• 2018, Is there a link between polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and uremic toxins in hemodialysis patients?, XIX International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease
• 2018, Erythrocyte fatty acid profile in hemodialysis patients: Is there a link with inflammatory and oxidative stress state?, XIX International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease
• 2018, Effect of resistant starch supplementation on the indole-3-acetic acid levels and aryl hydrocarbon receptor expression in hemodialysis patients., American Society of Nephrology-Kidney week
• 2017, Effects of Resistant Starch Supplementation on Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Status in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Tria, American Society of Nephrology-Kidney week
• 2016, Effects of low protein diet on cardiovascular risk markers in in nondialysis CKD patients, XVIII International Society on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease (ISRNM)
• 2014, Effect of acute strength exercise on the plasma irisin levels in hemodialysis patients., XVII International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease
• 2014, Efeitos do exercício de força agudo no estresse oxidativo em pacientes sob hemodiálise, 69 Congresso Brasileiro de Cardiologia
• 2014, Effect of acute strength exercise on the oxidative stress responses in hemodialysis patients., XVII International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease