Thais Di Stasi Marques dos Santos

I'm currently pursuing a Master’s Programme in Nutrition Science at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, supported by a Global Master’s Scholarship. My work combines clinical nutrition, eating-disorder care, public health, and research focused on young people.

At São Luiz Analia Franco Hospital, I provided nutritional assessment, individualized dietary plans, counselling, and multidisciplinary care for hospitalized patients. During my residency at UNIFESP, I delivered clinical and public health nutrition care for children and adolescents through individual and group interventions.

I've led research on anxiety and emotional eating among university students during COVID-19 and dietary iron inequalities among Brazilian women of childbearing age, using R and STATA. I also lead a systematic review on gut microbiota and eating disorders in children and adolescents, and have co-authored publications on eating-disorder research in Brazil.

Beyond clinical and research settings, I contributed to Open Pot, a participatory healthy-eating program selected by PAHO/WHO’s Innovation Laboratory in Food and Nutrition Education. I value culturally sensitive, evidence-based health promotion and communication that supports patients, families, and communities.