Mariana Fagundes Grilo

I am currently involved in research projects on front-of-package labeling, using a mixed-methods approach to explore how parents in the U.S. and Brazil make food and beverage selections for their children, particularly focusing on products containing non-sugar sweeteners.

Sylvetsky AC, Mitchell EL, Grilo MF, Um CY, Wang Y, Hodge RA, Patel AV, McCullough ML. Cross-sectional associations between consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners and diet quality among United States adults in the Cancer Prevention Study-3. AJCN 2024. https://doi.org/110.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.11.023
 

Baraldi LG, Grilo MF, Landert M, Martins CA. Beyond the family’s cooking frequency: The Influence of Cooking Techniques on Vegetable and Fruit Consumption among the U.S. population. Appetite 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107757
 

Hedrick VE; Nieto C; Grilo MF, Sylvetsky AC. Non-sugar sweeteners: helpful or harmful? The challenge of developing intake recommendations with the available research BMJ 2023. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-075293
 

Grilo MF, Taillie LS and Sylvetsky AC (2023) The widespread presence of non-nutritive sweeteners challenges adherence to beverage guidance for children. Front. Public Health 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1221764
 

Sylvetsky AC; Moore HR; Zhu X; Kaidbey JH; Kang L; Saeed A; Khattak S; Grilo MF; Vallone N; Kuttamperoor J; et al. Effects of Low-Calorie Sweetener Restriction on Glycemic Variability and Cardiometabolic Health in Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Findings of a Pilot and Feasibility Study. Nutrients 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183867
 

Ricardo CZ; Duran AC; Grilo MF; Rebolledo N; Díaz-Torrent X; Reyes M; Corvalalán C. Impact of the use of food ingredients and additives on the estimation of ultra-processed foods and beverages. Frontiers 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.1046463
 

Grilo MF; Marinho L; Crispim SP; Barros Filho AA; Duran AC. Consumption of nonnutritive sweeteners in Brazil: Findings from the Campinas Nutrition and Health Survey. Brit J of Nutr 2022. 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522003002
 

Grilo MF; Menezes C; Duran AC. Food swamps in Campinas, Brazil. Ciênc. Saúde Colet. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232022277.17772021
 

Colón-Ramos U; Monge-Rojas R; Goldsmith J; Olivares F; Parra D; Duan AC; Grilo MF; Zavala R. Lessons Learned for Emergency Feeding During Modifications to Eleven School Feeding Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J of Public Health Research 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721211062371
 

Marinho L; Rodrigues SM; Almeida CCB; Grilo MF; Duran AC; Macedo M; Franceschini SCC; Crispim SP. Exposure to sweeteners in a group of Brazilian pregnant women. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2022.2112763
 

Grilo MF; Zancheta CR; Taillie LS; Mais LA; Martins APB; Duran AC. Prevalence of front-of-package information of low-calorie sweeteners in Brazilian packaged foods and beverages. J Acad Nutr Diet 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.12.009
 

Lemos FJ; Lima JB; Grilo MF; Souza BFNJ. Review of scientific publications on the influence of advertising on the consumption of food products. Rev. Segur. Aliment. Nutr 2022. https://doi.org/10.20396/san.v29i00.8656359
 

Frizo BLS; Grilo MF; Silva Junior RD; Oliveira JM. Green Baskets Program: sociotechnical analysis of a policy that connects production and consumption in Limeira, SP. Contraponto2020, 7:57.
 

Grilo MF; Frizo BLS, Oliveira JM. Factors associated with adhesion and discontinuity to the "Food Basket" program, part of the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) in Limeira, SP. Rev. Segur. Aliment. Nutr 2019, 26: e019027. https://doi.org/10.20396/san.v26i0.8655117

University of Campinas, Brazil

GW Research Day Doctoral Award. The George Washington University. Washington D.C., US. 2024.

Student Interest Group (SIG) Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Award. American Society for Nutrition. Boston, US. 2023.
 

Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition Finalist. American Society for Nutrition. Boston, US. 2023.
 

Early Career Award. International Congress of Nutrition, International Union of Nutritional Sciences. Tokyo, Japan. 2022.
 

World Congress of Epidemiology Bursary Award. International Epidemiological Association. Australia. 2021.
 

Josué de Castro Award for Combating Hunger and Malnutrition. Honorable Mention, State Secretary of Agriculture and Supply, São Paulo. 2018.
 

Certificate of Academic Achievement. California State University, US. 2015.