Francisco Goiana da Silva, visiting assistant professor of Nutritional Policy at NOVA Medical School, was awarded the best research work in epidemiology (population, clinical or translational) carried out in Portugal and published or accepted for publication in 2020.
This prize, awarded by the APE (Portuguese Association of Epidemiology) consists of the attribution of a pecuniary value of 1500 euros and registration in the next APE congress, in 2022.
14 applications were received.
The winning work:
Goiana-da-Silva F, Severo M, Cruz E Silva D, et al. Projected impact of the Portuguese sugar-sweetened beverage tax on obesity incidence across different age groups: A modeling study. PLoS Med. 2020;17(3):e1003036. Published 2020 Mar 12. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003036
The article can be consulted here.