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Dr Priscila Machado

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Position

Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Exer & Nutr Sciences

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Qualifications

Doctor of Science, University of Sao Paulo, 2019

Contact

p.machado@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 991 89061

Biography

Dr Machado is an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) at Deakin University. She holds a PhD and a Masters in Public Health Nutrition (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Her research focuses on evaluation of sustainable healthy diets based on the degree of food processing, understanding the role of ultra-processed foods in the food system and human health, and on science and politics of food and nutrition policy-making.


Priscila has expertise in nutritional epidemiology, nutrition science and sustainability. This includes substantial experience in the NOVA food classification system and its identification of ultra-processed foods, dietary patterns research using complex datasets (e.g. national surveys), and developing methodologies to incorporate food processing on health and sustainability assessments. She currently co-supervises 2 PhD students and 1 Masters student.

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Biography summary

2019-2020: Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Project), Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University.

2019: Doctor of Sciences (Public Health Nutrition), School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo. Research project: Consumption of ultra-processed foods, nutritional dietary quality and obesity in the Australian population. Supervisor: Prof Carlos Augusto Monteiro.

2016: Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition), School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo. Research project: The influence of supermarkets on the availability and price of ultra-processed food and drink products consumed in Brazil. Supervisor: Dr Renata Bertazzi Levy.

2013: Bachelor of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina.

Research interests

Assessing and monitoring healthy and sustainable diets.

The impact of ultra-processed foods in the food system and human health.

Evidence-based food and nutrition policy.

Affiliations

World Public Health Nutrition Association

Nutrition Society of Australia

Brazilian Alliance for Healthy Diets (Aliança pela Alimentação Adequada e Saudável) 

Knowledge areas

Public Health Nutrition

Nutritional Epidemiology

Ultra-processed foods

Healthy and sustainable diets

Food policy

Publications

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2023

Measuring Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets: A Scoping Review of Dietary Metrics

Priscila Machado, Sarah McNaughton, Katherine Livingstone, Michalis Hadjikakou, Cherie Russell, Kate Wingrove, Katherine Sievert, Sarah Dickie, Julie Woods, Phillip Baker, Mark Lawrence

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 147-160, Advances in Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Ultra-processed foods and risk of Crohn's disease: how much is too much?

Jessica Fitzpatrick, Emma Halmos, Priscila Machado, Peter Gibson

(2023), pp. 1-10, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2022

Ultra-processed food consumption, socio-demographics and diet quality in Australian adults

L Marchese, K Livingstone, J Woods, K Wingrove, P MacHado

(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 94-104, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng, C1

journal article

Ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescents

D Neri, E Steele, N Khandpur, G Cediel, M Zapata, F Rauber, J Marrón-Ponce, P Machado, M da Costa Louzada, G Andrade, C Batis, N Babio, J Salas-Salvadó, C Millett, C Monteiro, R Levy

(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-13, Obesity Reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Evaluating intake levels of nutrients linked to non-communicable diseases in Australia using the novel combination of food processing and nutrient profiling metrics of the PAHO Nutrient Profile Model

P Machado, G Cediel, J Woods, P Baker, S Dickie, F Gomes, G Scrinis, M Lawrence

(2022), Vol. 61, pp. 1801-1812, European Journal of Nutrition, Germany, C1

journal article

Representations of Ultra-Processed Foods: A Global Analysis of How Dietary Guidelines Refer to Levels of Food Processing

Daniela Koios, Priscila Machado, Jennifer Lacy-Nichols

(2022), pp. 1-12, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman, Iran, C1

journal article

Ultra-processed food intake and diet carbon and water footprints: a national study in Brazil

J Garzillo, V Poli, F Leite, E Steele, P Machado, M da Costa Louzada, R Levy, C Monteiro

(2022), Vol. 56, Revista de Saude Publica, Brazil, C1

journal article

Association between ultra-processed food consumption and cognitive performance in US older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES 2011-2014

B R Cardoso, P Machado, E Steele

(2022), Vol. 61, pp. 3975-3985, European Journal of Nutrition, Germany, C1

journal article

Higher Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Associated with Greater High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Concentration in Adults: Cross-Sectional Results from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

M Lane, M Lotfaliany, M Forbes, A Loughman, T Rocks, A O’Neil, P Machado, F Jacka, A Hodge, W Marx

(2022), Vol. 14, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Nutrition Classification Schemes for Informing Nutrition Policy in Australia: Nutrient-Based, Food-Based, or Dietary-Based?

Sarah Dickie, Julie Woods, Priscila Machado, Mark Lawrence

(2022), Vol. 6, CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION, United States, C1

journal article

Potential reductions in ultra-processed food consumption substantially improve population cardiometabolic-related dietary nutrient profiles in eight countries

E Martinez Steele, J Marrón Ponce, G Cediel, M Louzada, N Khandpur, P Machado, J Moubarac, F Rauber, C Corvalán, R Levy, C Monteiro

(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 2739-2750, Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Using the Hierarchies of Evidence Applied to Lifestyle Medicine (HEALM) Approach to Assess the Strength of Evidence on Associations between Dietary Patterns and All-Cause Mortality

K Wingrove, M Lawrence, P Machado, L Stephens, S McNaughton

(2022), Vol. 14, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Food consumption in Brazil: influence of beef on environmental impact and nutritional quality of the diet

J Garzillo, V Poli, F Leite, E Martinez-Steele, P Machado, M Louzada, R Levy, C Monteiro

(2022), Vol. 56, pp. 1-12, Revista de Saude Publica, Sao Paulo, Brazil, C1

journal article
2021

First-food systems transformations and the ultra-processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in commercial milk formula consumption

P Baker, T Santos, P Neves, P Machado, J Smith, E Piwoz, A Barros, C Victora, D McCoy

(2021), Vol. 17, Maternal and Child Nutrition, England, C1

journal article

The burden of excessive saturated fatty acid intake attributed to ultra-processed food consumption: a study conducted with nationally representative cross-sectional studies from eight countries

E Steele, C Batis, G Cediel, M Louzada, N Khandpur, P Machado, J Moubarac, F Rauber, M Jedlicki, R Levy, C Monteiro

(2021), Vol. 10, pp. e43-, Journal of nutritional science, England, C1

journal article

Ultra-processed foods and dietary fiber consumption in brazil

G da Cruz, P Machado, G Andrade, M Louzada

(2021), Vol. 26, pp. 4153-4161, Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, Brazil, C1

journal article

Carbon footprint of the Brazilian diet

J Garzillo, P Machado, F Leite, E Steele, V Poli, M Louzada, R Levy, C Monteiro

(2021), Vol. 55, pp. 90-, Revista de saude publica, Brazil, C1

journal article
2020

Ultra-processed food consumption drives excessive free sugar intake among all age groups in Australia

P Machado, E Steele, M Louzada, R Levy, A Rangan, J Woods, T Gill, G Scrinis, C Monteiro

(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 2783-2792, European Journal of Nutrition, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Parents' cooking skills confidence reduce children's consumption of ultra-processed foods

C Martins, P Machado, M Louzada, R Levy, C Monteiro

(2020), Vol. 144, Appetite, England, C1

journal article

Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: A narrative review

L Elizabeth, P Machado, M Zinöcker, P Baker, M Lawrence

(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-36, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Ultra-processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers

P Baker, P Machado, T Santos, K Sievert, K Backholer, M Hadjikakou, C Russell, O Huse, C Bell, G Scrinis, A Worsley, S Friel, M Lawrence

(2020), Vol. 21, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article

Food consumption according to the degree of processing, dietary diversity and socio-demographic factors among pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Rio Birth Cohort Study of Environmental Exposure and Childhood Development (PIPA project)

N Naspolini, P Pereira Machado, C Fróes-Asmus, V Câmara, J Moreira, A Meyer

(2020), pp. 1-10, Nutrition and Health, Thousand Oaks, CA, C1

journal article

Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity in the Australian adult population

P Machado, E Steele, R Levy, M da Costa Louzada, A Rangan, J Woods, T Gill, G Scrinis, C Monteiro

(2020), Vol. 10, Nutrition and Diabetes, England, C1

journal article
2019

Ultra-processed foods and recommended intake levels of nutrients linked to non-communicable diseases in Australia: Evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study

P MacHado, E Steele, R Levy, Z Sui, A Rangan, J Woods, T Gill, G Scrinis, C Monteiro

(2019), Vol. 9, BMJ Open, England, C1

journal article

Eating meals with parents is associated with better quality of diet for Brazilian adolescents

B Martins, C Ricardo, P Machado, F Rauber, C Azeredo, R Levy

(2019), Vol. 35, pp. e00153918-, Cadernos de saude publica, Brazil, C1

journal article

Consumption of ultra-processed foods decreases the quality of the overall diet of middle-aged Japanese adults

K Koiwai, Y Takemi, F Hayashi, H Ogata, S Matsumoto, K Ozawa, P MacHado, C Monteiro

(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 2999-3008, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1

journal article

Association between watching TV whilst eating and children's consumption of ultraprocessed foods in United Kingdom

R Martines, P Machado, D Neri, R Levy, F Rauber

(2019), Vol. 15, Maternal and Child Nutrition, England, C1

journal article
2018

Associations of ultra-processed food and drink products with asthma and wheezing among Brazilian adolescents

B Melo, L Rezende, P Machado, N Gouveia, R Levy

(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 504-511, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, England, C1

journal article

Is food store type associated with the consumption of ultra-processed food and drink products in Brazil?

P Machado, R Claro, A Martins, J Costa, R Levy

(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 201-209, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1

journal article
2017

Price and convenience: the influence of supermarkets on consumption of ultra-processed foods and beverages in Brazil

P Machado, R Claro, D Canella, F Sarti, R Levy

(2017), Vol. 116, pp. 381-388, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2016

The indigestible system of food as commodity

P Machado, N de liveira, Á Mendes

(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 505-515, Saude e Sociedade, C1

journal article

Serving sizes and energy values on the nutrition labels of regular and diet/light processed and ultra-processed dairy products sold in Brazil

P Pereira Machado, M Kraemer, N Kliemann, C Colussi, M Veiros, R Proença

(2016), Vol. 118, pp. 1579-1593, British food journal, Bingley, Eng., C1

journal article
2015

The Brazilian population consumes larger serving sizes than those informed on labels

M Dos Santos Kraemer, P Machado, N Kliemann, D Alejandro GonzáLez Chica, R Pacheco Da Costa ProençA

(2015), Vol. 117, pp. 719-730, British food journal, Bingley, Eng, C1

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Funded Projects at Deakin

Industry and Other Funding

Evaluating Thailand's nutrition profiling model against the NOVA food classification scheme.

Prof Mark Lawrence, Ms Sarah Dickie, Dr Julie Woods, Dr Priscila Machado

Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Mahidol University)

  • 2021: $22,355

Supervisions

No completed student supervisions to report