Docente
Ana Catarina Francisco Nunes Matias

Graus

• Licenciatura
  Bioquímica
• Mestrado
  Bioquímica
• Doutoramento
  Atividade Física e Saúde
• Pós-doutoramento
  Motricidade Humana

Publicações

Journal article

• 2023-12-01, Is muscle localized phase angle an indicator of muscle power and strength in young women?, Physiological Measurement
• 2023-11, Game on: A cross-sectional study on gamers’ mental health, Game patterns, physical activity, eating and sleeping habits, Computers in Human Behavior
• 2023-03, Fat-free mass estimation in male elite futsal players: Development and validation of a new bioelectrical impedance–based predictive equation, Nutrition
• 2023-01-05, Methods over Materials: The Need for Sport-Specific Equations to Accurately Predict Fat Mass Using Bioimpedance Analysis or Anthropometry, Nutrients
• 2023, Resposta hormonal a uma carga de estresse e estados de ansiedade, humor, cansaço e recuperação dos cadetes-alunos de polícia portugueses , Revista Brasileira Medicina do Trabalho
• 2023, Cortisol, testosterone and psychosocial responses in the assessment of stress in police officers: A brief systematic review of the literature , Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
• 2022-10-27, Development and Validation of an Anthropometric Equation to Predict Fat Mass Percentage in Professional and Semi-Professional Male Futsal Players, Nutrients
• 2022-10, Comparison of generalized and athletic bioimpedance-based predictive equations for estimating fat-free mass in resistance-trained exercisers, Nutrition
• 2022-08-24, Association between Phase Angle from Bioelectric Impedance and Muscular Strength and Power in Physically Active Adults, Biology
• 2022-07-19, A Novel Plant-Based Protein Has Similar Effects Compared to Whey Protein on Body Composition, Strength, Power, and Aerobic Performance in Professional and Semi-Professional Futsal Players, Frontiers in Nutrition
• 2022-05-11, Editorial: New Training Strategies and Evaluation Methods for Improving Health and Physical Performance, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2022-03-25, Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis Discriminates Aerobic Power in Futsal Players: The Role of Body Composition, Biology
• 2021-11-27, Adaptive thermogenesis after moderate weight loss: magnitude and methodological issues, European Journal of Nutrition
• 2021-10-27, The effects of phosphatidic acid on performance and body composition - a scoping review, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2021-10-27, The effects of phosphatidic acid on performance and body composition - a scoping review, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2021-10-01, Effectiveness of a lifestyle weight-loss intervention targeting inactive former elite athletes: the Champ4Life randomised controlled trial, British Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2021-10-01, Effectiveness of a lifestyle weight-loss intervention targeting inactive former elite athletes: the Champ4Life randomised controlled trial, British Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2021-08-19, Generalized bioelectric impedance-based equations underestimate body fluids in athletes, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
• 2021-08-19, Generalized bioelectric impedance-based equations underestimate body fluids in athletes, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
• 2021-06-21, Phase Angle Is a Marker of Muscle Quantity and Strength in Overweight/Obese Former Athletes, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2021-06-21, Phase Angle Is a Marker of Muscle Quantity and Strength in Overweight/Obese Former Athletes, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2021-06-12, Specific Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis Identifies Body Fat Reduction after a Lifestyle Intervention in Former Elite Athletes, Biology
• 2021-06-12, Specific Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis Identifies Body Fat Reduction after a Lifestyle Intervention in Former Elite Athletes, Biology
• 2021-03-25, Does adaptive thermogenesis occur after weight loss in adults? A systematic review, British Journal of Nutrition
• 2021, Predictive equation for assessing appendicular lean soft tissue mass using bioelectric impedance analysis in older adults: effect of body fat distribution
• 2020-12-18, Leucine metabolites do not induce changes in phase angle, bioimpedance vector analysis patterns, and strength in resistance trained men, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• 2020-11-05, Prediction of Somatotype from Bioimpedance Analysis in Elite Youth Soccer Players, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-10-27, A New Strategy to Integrate Heath–Carter Somatotype Assessment with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Elite Soccer Players, Sports
• 2020-09-10, Body Water Content and Morphological Characteristics Modify Bioimpedance Vector Patterns in Volleyball, Soccer, and Rugby Players, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-09, Phase angle predicts physical function in older adults, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 2020-08-07, Fat-free Mass Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Predictive Equation for Athletes using a 4-Compartment Model, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2020-07-06, Bioimpedance Vector Patterns Changes in Response to Swimming Training: An Ecological Approach, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-06-21, Phase Angle as a Marker of Muscular Strength in Breast Cancer Survivors, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-05-26, Somatotype and Bioimpedance Vector Analysis: A New Target Zone for Male Athletes, Sustainability
• 2020-05-12, The Cellular Composition of the Innate and Adaptive Immune System Is Changed in Blood in Response to Long-Term Swimming Training, Frontiers in Physiology
• 2020-03-01, Identifying Athlete Body Fluid Changes During a Competitive Season With Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
• 2020-02, Phase angle and bioelectrical impedance vector analysis in the evaluation of body composition in athletes, Clinical Nutrition
• 2020-02, Athletes have more susceptibility to oxidative stress: Truth or myth? A study in swimmers, Science & Sports
• 2020-01-24, The Predictive Role of Raw Bioelectrical Impedance Parameters in Water Compartments and Fluid Distribution Assessed by Dilution Techniques in Athletes, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-01-21, Champ4life Study Protocol: A One-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lifestyle Intervention for Inactive Former Elite Athletes with Overweight/Obesity, Nutrients
• 2020-01-07, Are predictive equations a valid method of assessing the resting metabolic rate of overweight or obese former athletes?, European Journal of Sport Science
• 2019-12-12, Classic Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Reference Values for Assessing Body Composition in Male and Female Athletes, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2019-12, Total body water and water compartments assessment in athletes: Validity of multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance, Science & Sports
• 2019-10, The usefulness of Tanita TBF-310 for body composition assessment in Judo athletes using a four-compartment molecular model as the reference method, Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
• 2019-09-26, Usefulness of raw bioelectrical impedance parameters in tracking fluid shifts in judo athletes, European Journal of Sport Science
• 2019-07, Usefulness of Reflection Scanning in Determining Whole-Body Composition in Broadly Built Individuals Using Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, Journal of Clinical Densitometry
• 2019-05-12, Leucine metabolites do not attenuate training-induced inflammation in young resistance trained men, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2019-01, Leucine Metabolites Do Not Enhance Training-induced Performance or Muscle Thickness, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• 2019-01, Association between whey protein, regional fat mass, and strength in resistance-trained men: a cross-sectional study, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• 2019, Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis and phase angle: prognostic tools for swimmers?
• 2018-12-27, No effect of HMB or a-HICA supplementation on training-induced changes in body composition, European Journal of Sport Science
• 2018-10-22, Lack of agreement of in vivo raw bioimpedance measurements obtained from two single and multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance devices, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• 2018-06-28, Accuracy of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Estimated Longitudinal Fat-Free Mass Changes in Male Army Cadets, Military Medicine
• 2018-05, Characterization and Comparison of Nutritional Intake between Preparatory and Competitive Phase of Highly Trained Athletes, Medicina
• 2018-01-08, Long-term swimming training modifies acute immune cell response to a high-intensity session, European Journal of Applied Physiology
• 2018, ) Effects of alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid upon body composition in a type I diabetic patient with muscle atrophy – a case study
• 2017-10, Do Dynamic Fat and Fat-Free Mass Changes follow Theoretical Driven Rules in Athletes?, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• 2017-06, Compensatory Changes in Energy Balance Regulation over One Athletic Season, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• 2017-03, Comparison of immunohematological profile between endurance- and power-oriented elite athletes, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• 2017, Energy Balance over One Athletic Season
• 2016-05, Immune cell changes in response to a swimming training session during a 24-h recovery period, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• 2016-04, Estimation of total body water and extracellular water with bioimpedance in athletes: A need for athlete-specific prediction models, Clinical Nutrition
• 2016-04, Coordination between antioxidant defences might be partially modulated by magnesium status, Magnesium Research
• 2016-03-02, Suitability of Bioelectrical Based Methods to Assess Water Compartments in Recreational and Elite Athletes, Journal of the American College of Nutrition
• 2015-07, Utility of novel body indices in predicting fat mass in elite athletes, Nutrition
• 2015-07, Magnesium and phase angle: a prognostic tool for monitoring cellular integrity in judo athletes, Magnesium Research
• 2015, Validação da bioimpedância elétrica por multifrequência em atletas
• 2014-10-03, Assessment of total body water and its compartments in elite judo athletes: comparison of bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy with dilution techniques, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2014-07-10, Increases in Intracellular Water Explain Strength and Power Improvements over a Season, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2014-07, Validity of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for the measurement of free-living energy expenditure in very active individuals, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
• 2014-05-15, Reference Values for Body Composition and Anthropometric Measurements in Athletes, PLoS ONE
• 2014-04-02, Accuracy of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for assessing energy expenditure in free-living adults during a double-blind crossover caffeine trial using doubly labeled water as the reference method, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• 2014, Sex-based effects on immune changes induced by a maximal incremental exercise test in well-trained swimmers
• 2014, Magnesium Status and Exercise Performance in Athletes
• 2013-07-15, Caffeine Intake, Short Bouts of Physical Activity, and Energy Expenditure: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Trial, PLoS ONE
• 2013-07, Total Energy Expenditure Assessment in Elite Junior Basketball Players, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
• 2013-06, Total body water and its compartments are not affected by ingesting a moderate dose of caffeine in healthy young adult males, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• 2013-02, Estimation of percent body fat based on anthropometric measurements in children and adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, Clinical Nutrition
• 2013-02, Body composition in taller individuals using DXA: A validation study for athletic and non-athletic populations, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2013, Sedentary behaviour and adiposity in elite athletes
• 2013, A moderate dose of caffeine ingestion does not change energy expenditure but decreases sleep time in physically active males: A Double-blind Crossover Randomized Trial
• 2012-12-19, Is bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy accurate in estimating total body water and its compartments in elite athletes?, Annals of Human Biology
• 2012-08, Is bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy accurate in estimating changes in fat-free mass in judo athletes?, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2012-07, Magnesium intake mediates the association between bone mineral density and lean soft tissue in elite swimmers, Magnesium Research
• 2012-03, Anthropometric profiles of elite older triathletes in the Ironman Brazil compared with those of young Portuguese triathletes and older Brazilians, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2012-01-25, Validity of extracellular water assessment with saliva samples using plasma as the reference biological fluid, Biomedical Chromatography
• 2012, Association of an entire season with body composition in elite junior basketball players
• 2011-12, Magnesium intake is associated with strength performance in elite basketball, handball and volleyball players, Magnesium Research
• 2011-11-24, Changes in regional body composition explain increases in energy expenditure in elite junior basketball players over the season, European Journal of Applied Physiology
• 2011, Determinant factors of cardiorespiratory fitness in Portugueses of different ethnicities
• 2010, Magnesium And Strength In Elite Judo Athletes According to Intracellular Water Changes
• 2010, Accuracy of DXA in estimating body composition changes in elite athletes using a four compartment model as the reference method, Nutrition & Metabolism

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2014, PhD, Hydrometry and Body Composition: Methods Development and Validation in Athletes
• 2008, Master, Avaliação fisiológica de um grupo de atletas de alta competição de desportos de combate
• 2007, Degree, Avaliação imunológica de um grupo de atletas de alta competição antes e depois de regime de treino

Book chapter

• 2017, Weight Sensitive Sports, Body Composition: Health and Performance in Exercise and Sport

Report

• 2014, Development and Validation of Methods to Assess Total Body Water, Extracellular and Intracellular water in Highly Active Adults
• 2012, Efeitos da ingestão de cafeína na água corporal total, distribuição de fluidos intra e extracelulares e no dispêndio energético

Conference abstract

• 2023, The influence of sex on pulmonary oxygen uptake and deoxyhemoglobin kinetics during moderate and supramaximal intensity running , European College of Sport Sciences
• 2023, Phase angle is a preditor in swimming.? , European College of Sport Sciences
• 2023, Does the ultrasound thickness represent an accurate method to predict lean mass in resistance trained men? , ECSS
• 2022, The Development And Validation Of A Skinfold-Thickness Prediction Equation In High Level Futsal Athletes., ECSS
• 2022, Sensibilidade de indicadores de fadiga não invasivos às variações da carga de treino ao longo de um macrociclo em nadadores jovens, APTN
• 2022, Physical Activity: a tool to improve sleep and mental health in esports , Anais do 45° Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte
• 2022, No Differences Between A Novel Plant-Based Protein Vs. Whey Protein On Body Composition And Performance Of Professional And Semi-Professional Futsal Players , ECSS
• 2022, Effects of a novel melatonin supplement format on sleep scores, body composition and metabolism. , Anais do 45° Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte
• 2022, Development and validation of a bioelectrical impedance-based predictive equation for estimating fat-free mass in professional and semi-professional male futsal players , Anais do 45° Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte
• 2022, Can critical velocity in young swimmers be determined by a 10x25m all-out swimming test? , ECSS
• 2021, Ângulo de fase como indicador de hidratação celular e força muscular dinâmica em adultos fisicamente ativos , 44º Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte e 4º Simpósio de Atividade Física e Comportamento Sedentário
• 2021, The Effects of Leucine Metabolites on Perfomance, Body Composition and Biochemical Markers of Mucle Damage Inflammation in Young Resistance , Science Symposia – Sports Science Congress
• 2021, Associação entre o ângulo de fase da impedância bioelétrica e o desempenho anaeróbio em adultos fisicamente ativos , 44º Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte e 4º Simpósio de Atividade Física e Comportamento Sedentário
• 2021, A higher skeletal muscle mass and strength is related with a greater phase angle in former athletes with overweight/obesity , Science Symposia – Sports Science Congress
• 2021, ) Specific bioelectrical impedance vector analysis identifies body fat reduction after a lifestyle intervention in former elite athletes , European Congresso of Sport Science
• 2020, Characterization of body composition and health outcomes in former athletes with overweight/obesity.
• 2020, CHAMP4LIFE Study Protocol: A one-year randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention for inactive former elite athletes with overweight/obesity
• 2019, Usefulness of Tanita TBF-310 for body composition assessment in Judo elite athletes using a four-compartment molecular model as the reference method
• 2019, Long-term changes on bdnf and igf-1 in patients with T2DM training at different intensities.
• 2019, Are Predictive Equations Valid for Resting Metabolic Rate Estimation in Former Elite Athletes Using Indirect Calorimetry as the Reference Method?
• 2019, Are Predictive Equations Valid for Resting Metabolic Rate Estimation in Former Elite Athletes Using Indirect Calorimetry as the Reference Method
• 2018, No Effect Of Hmb Or a-hica On Training-induced Changes In Performance Or Body Composition
• 2017, Training influences the accute imune response to a maximal swimming test
• 2017, Training influences the accute imune response to a maximal swimming test
• 2017, Highly trained athletes do not reach nutritional recommendations over the season
• 2017, Directly Measured Free Living Energy Expenditure and Anaerobic Performance in Children and Adolescents
• 2017, CBA – cytokines applied to sports sciences
• 2016, Is Magnesium a key factor for redox balance in athletes?
• 2015, Total body and extracellular water hydration estimates in highly active adults: a validation of bioelectrical impedance methods
• 2015, Skinfold thickness measurement in athletes: a comparison between Lohman´s and ISAK protocol
• 2015, Immune response to a swimming session during a 24h recovery period
• 2015, Hematocrit variations mediates the association between aerobic capacity and fat-free mass changes
• 2015, Energy Expenditure, Energy Balance and Body Composition over a season.
• 2015, A Partial Scanning Technique for the Assessment of Broad Individuals using DXA.
• 2014, Total body and extracellular water hydration estimates in highly active adults: a validation of bioelectrical impedance methods
• 2014, Skinfold thickness measurement in athletes: a comparison between Lohman´s and ISAK protocol
• 2014, Magnesium and Phase Angle: a prognostic tool in cellular integrity of judo athletes
• 2014, Hematocrit variations mediates the association between aerobic capacity and fat-free mass changes
• 2014, Energy Expenditure, Energy Balance and Body Composition over a season
• 2014, Changes in energy expenditure, energy intake, energy imbalance, and body composition and over a season
• 2014, BIA models to assess total body and extracellular hydration in athletes
• 2014, A Partial Scanning Technique for the Assessment of Broad Individuals using DXA
• 2013, Role of Caffeine Intake on Short Bouts Frequency in Light and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Patterns
• 2013, Elite Players that Increased Intracellular Water Improved Jumping Height and Strength Over the Season
• 2013, Are Changes in Body Composition Associated With Jumping Height and Strength Over a Season in National Level Basketball, Handball, And Volleyball Players?
• 2012, Systemic changes after 4 months of swimming training
• 2012, Magnesium status and performance.
• 2012, Magnesium status and performance.
• 2012, Is a Combined Heart Rate and Motion Sensor Valid for Assessing Energy Expenditure in Free-Living Adults during a Caffeine or Placebo Experimental Trial using Double Labeled Water as the Reference Method
• 2012, Immune response effects of a swimming session remain for more than 24 hours.
• 2012, Doses Moderadas de Cafeína tem Efeito sobre a Água Corporal Total e Seus Compartimentos em Homens Saudáveis?
• 2012, Does caffeine intake increases energy expenditure and habitual physical activity? A double-blind randomized crossover trial
• 2012, Are Body Composition Changes Associated with Energy Expenditure in Elite Junior Basketball Players
• 2011, Validation of body components assessed by DXA using the sum of two separate scans: a preliminary study
• 2011, Total energy expenditure: combined heart rate and motion sensor vs uni-axial accelerometry models
• 2011, The role of calf circumference among sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic Brazilian elderly: the SABE Study
• 2011, Pre-season characterization of elite Portuguese athletes for total and activity energy expenditure and physical activity level
• 2011, Magnesium intake is associated with strength performance in elite basketeball, handball and volleyball players
• 2011, Magnesium intake is associated with strength performance in elite basketball, handball and volleyball players
• 2011, Is Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy Accurate to Estimate Fat-Free Mass Changes in Elite Judo Athletes?
• 2011, Immune Responses To An Acute Maximal Exercise Changes During A Training Cycle In Swimming
• 2011, Immune Changes Induced by a Maximal Incremental Swimming Test.
• 2011, Extracellular Water Assessment by Bromide Dilution with Saliva Samples: A Validation Study Using Plasma as the Reference Biological Fluid
• 2011, Energy Requirements of Elite Junior male basketball Players: A Validation Study Using Doubly Labeled Water
• 2011, Effects Total body Water and Body Fluid distribution changes on Strength in Elite Basketball Players
• 2011, Does caffeine intake affect resting energy expenditure?
• 2011, Do elite swimmers report accurately their energy requirements? A validation study using doubly-labeled water
• 2011, Do Changes in Total-Body Water and Fluid Distribution Predict Outcome in Forearm Maximal Strength in Elite Judo Athletes?
• 2011, Changes in body composition and energy expenditure over the season in elite junior basketball players: is there a link?
• 2011, Changes in Fat-Free Mass Composition and Density in Elite Basketball Players over an Entire Season
• 2011, Body cell mass is a cardiorespiratory fitness predictor in male and female elite swimmers
• 2011, Accuracy of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for the measurement of energy expenditure in elite junior basketball players
• 2010, Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy Using Deuterium Dilution as the Reference Method in Middle-Aged and Elderly Portuguese Men and Women
• 2010, Relationship between changes in total-body water and fluid distribution with maximal forearm strength in elite judo athletes
• 2010, Magnesium and Strength in Elite Combat Sports Athletes According to Intracellular Water Changes
• 2010, Is body cell mass determinant for cardiorespiratory fitness in male and female elite basketball players?
• 2010, Is body cell mass a cardiorespiratory fitness predictor in male and female elite basketball players?
• 2010, Effects of an entire season on body composition and performance in elite basketball players
• 2009, An Intracellular Water Reduction Before A Competition Decreases Grip Strength In Elite Judo Athletes
• 2008, Magnesium and immune system in elite combat sports athletes.
• 2008, Magnesium and immune system in elite combat sports athletes.
• 2008, Immune system in elite combat sports athletes.
• 2008, Immune changes in elite swimmers over the course of a training cycle.
• 2008, Immune changes in elite swimmers after a maximal exercise test.
• 2008, An Intracellular Water Reduction Before A Competition Decreases Upper-body Power Output In Elite Judo Athletes.

Conference poster

• 2023, Physiological and psychological characteristics of the Portuguese Air Force crews, Congresso de Exercício e Saúde e Portugal Fit.
• 2023, Phase angle is a preditor in swimming.? , ECSS
• 2023, Inclusive Swimming Competition - Beyond Handicaps., Congresso de Exercício e Saúde e Portugal Fit.
• 2023, ACTIVUS – Activating the Dual Career of Athletes and Holistic Development of Young, Talented Athletes across Europe. , Congresso de Exercício e Saúde e Portugal Fit.
• 2022, The Development And Validation Of A Skinfold-Thickness Prediction Equation In High Level Futsal , ECSS
• 2021, Specific bioelectrical impedance vector analysis identifies body fat reduction after a lifestyle intervention in former elite athletes , 26th Annual Congress Of The European College Of Sport Science
• 2021, ) A higher skeletal muscle mass and strength is related with a greater phase angle in former athletes with overweight/obesity , Science Symposia – Sports Science Congress
• 2020, Characterization of body composition and health outcomes in former athletes
• 2020, CHAMP4LIFE Study Protocol: A one-year randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention for inactive former elite athletes with overweight/obesity
• 2019, Long-term changes on bdnf and igf-1 in patients with T2DM training at different intensities
• 2018, Usefulness of Tanita TBF-310 for body composition assessment in Judo elite athletes using a four-compartment molecular model as the reference method. (
• 2018, Are Predictive Equations Valid for Resting Metabolic Rate Estimation in Former Elite Athletes Using Indirect Calorimetry as the Reference Method?
• 2017, Training influences the accute imune response to a maximal swimming test
• 2017, Highly trained athletes do not reach nutritional recommendations over the season
• 2017, Highly trained athletes do not reach nutritional recommendations over the season
• 2017, Directly Measured Free Living Energy Expenditure and Anaerobic Performance in Children and Adolescents
• 2016, Is Magnesium a key factor for redox balance in athletes?
• 2014, Total body and extracellular water hydration estimates in highly active adults: a validation of bioelectrical impedance methods.
• 2014, Hematocrit variations mediates the association between aerobic capacity and fat-free mass changes
• 2014, A Partial Scanning Technique for the Assessment of Broad Individuals using DXA
• 2013, Role of Caffeine Intake on Short Bouts Frequency in Light and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Patterns.
• 2013, Elite Players that Increased Intracellular Water Improved Jumping Height and Strength Over the Season.
• 2012, Is a Combined Heart Rate and Motion Sensor Valid for Assessing Energy Expenditure in Free-Living Adults during a Caffeine or Placebo Experimental Trial using Double Labeled Water as the Reference Method?
• 2012, Does caffeine intake increases energy expenditure and habitual physical activity? A double-blind randomized crossover trial
• 2011, Validation of body components assessed by DXA using the sum of two separate scans: a preliminary study
• 2011, Total energy expenditure: combined heart rate and motion sensor vs uni-axial accelerometry models
• 2011, The role of calf circumference among sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic Brazilian elderly: the SABE Study
• 2011, Pre-season characterization of elite portuguese athletes for total and activity energy expenditure and physical activity level
• 2011, Magnesium intake is associated with strength performance in elite basketeball, handball and volleyball players
• 2011, Is Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy Accurate to Estimate Fat-Free Mass Changes in Elite Judo Athletes?
• 2011, Immune Responses to An Acute Maximal Exercise Changes During A Training Cycle In Swimming
• 2011, Immune Changes Induced by a Maximal Incremental Swimming Test
• 2011, Does caffeine intake affect resting energy expenditure?
• 2011, Do elite swimmers report accurately their energy requirements? A validation study using doubly-labeled water
• 2010, Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy Using Deuterium Dilution as the Reference Method in Middle-Aged and Elderly Portuguese Men and Women
• 2010, Magnesium and Strength in Elite Combat Sports Athletes According to Intracellular Water Changes
• 2009, An Intracellular Water Reduction Before a Competition Decreases Upper-body Power Output in Elite Judo Athlet
• 2009, An Intracellular Water Reduction Before a Competition Decreases Grip Strength in Elite Judo Athletes.
• 2008, Magnesium and immune system in elite combat sports athletes.
• 2008, Immune system in elite combat sports athletes.
• 2008, Immune changes in elite swimmers over the course of a training cycle
• 2008, Immune changes in elite swimmers after a maximal exercise test.