Mediterranean diet and health Nutrition and Chronic disease prevention Antioxidants and oxidative damage markers and health Nutritional epidemiology Psychological wellbeing and its relation with healthy lifestyles and health

Between 2015 and 2018, co-direction of 9 Theses of students of the Master's Program in Nutrition and Master's in Epidemiology of the Faculty of Medicine UC
Javiera Camacho 2016. Master in Nutrition. Co-tutor Thesis: Association between negative psychosocial factors, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in Chile: Findings of the National Health Survey 2009-2010.
Sofia Bennet. 2017. Master in Nutrition. Co-tutor Thesis: Association between Smoking and Food Quality in the Adult Population of Chile: Study in the National Health Survey 2009-2010.
María José Fernández. 2017. Master in Epidemiology. Co-tutor Thesis: Characterization of diet and identification of dietary patterns and their association with sociodemographic, clinical and lifestyle factors in the Maule population cohort (MAUCO), Chile.
Barbara Schmitz. 2017. Master in Nutrition. Co-tutor Thesis: Comparison of two Adherence Indexes to the Mediterranean Diet as Indicators of Food Quality in a representative sample of the Chilean urban population: Findings in the ELANS-Chile subsample.
María Consuelo Alé. 2017. Master in Nutrition. Co-tutor Thesis: Non-HDL cholesterol levels in the Chilean population and its Association with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: Cross-sectional Study of the ENS 2009-2010
Katherine Rivera. 2017. Master in Nutrition. Co-tutor Thesis: Association between alcohol consumption and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the Chilean population, according to data from the National Health Survey 2009 - 2010.
Simona Minzer. 2018. Master in Nutrition UC. Co-tutor Thesis: Evaluation of Cholesterol Intake in Latin America: Data based on the Latin American Nutrition and Health Survey (ELANS)
Javiera Sepúlveda. 2018. Master in Nutrition UC. Co-tutor Thesis: Consumption of Soluble and Insoluble Fiber in Latin America. Analysis based on the Latin American Nutrition and Health Survey 2014-2015
Andrea David 2018. Master in Nutrition UC. Co-tutor Thesis: Analysis of the intake of vitamin E and vitamin C in Latin American women of childbearing age. Analysis based on the Latin American Nutrition and Health Survey 2014-2015

In 2018, direction of 2 theses of the Master in Nutrition UC:
Victoria Pinto. 2018. Master in Nutrition. Tutor Thesis: Assessment of diet quality in Chilean urban population through the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010: a cross-sectional study.
Carolina Navia. 2018. Master in Nutrition UC. Tutor Thesis: Consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in Latin America: Analysis based on the Latin American Survey of Nutrition and Health 2014-2015

In 2019, developing thesis address:
Ximena Sepúlveda. Master in Nutrition UC. Tutor Thesis: Diagnosis of the intake of non-caloric sweeteners in Chilean children from 6 to 12 years of age

Technology transfer:
Author of the industrial secret about the process of making the a wine grape pomace flour, a functional ingredient rich in antioxidants and fiber. Industrial Secret of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile # UCSE / 2017/001, dated 04-11-2017

Communication of Science to Society:
Programa Aliméntate Sano (www.alimentatesano.cl) and Programa Mi Fitbook (www.mifitbook.cl): websites which objective is to promote healthy eating habits based on the Mediterranean dietary pattern and the development of psychological well-being for the prevention of chronic diseases. Both websites have 2 main sections: 1) Education on healthy lifestyles (Mediterranean diet) for the prevention of chronic diseases, and 2) Self-assessment and monitoring of lifestyle, well-being and risk of illness through Fitbook, a personal and private online tool. Currently Aliméntate Sano (since 2010) has more than 100,000 registered Chilean adults, and Mi Fitbook (since 2012), aimed at adolescents between 12 and 18 years, has approximately 25,000 registered teenagers who have evaluated their lifestyle and health.
Through these programs, since 2012 I have given 5-10 talks every year to students of schools (public and private) and employees of various companies on Mediterranean food, wellbeing and health, to invite people to register and self-assess their lifestyle and wellbeing at Fitbook
In addition, since 2010, every year we have held press conferences to promote the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and report on the diet and lifestyle of Chileans. In each of these events we have had press coverage (at least in 4 media), interviews in radio programs (at least 3 radios) and interviews for television (CNN, 24 hours, T13, Mega and La Red).
Olive Oil and Health. As part of the CORFO project of the Technological Diffusion Program, during 2017 and 2018 we conducted at least 6 workshops and 2 seminars to the olive oil industry in Chile to learn about the scientific evidence associated with the consumption of virgin olive oil, and train them in sensorial analysis of virgin olive oils, quality and their relationship with health. In total, these seminars and workshops were attended by at least 400 people from the olive oil industry, chefs and health professionals interested in learning more about the benefits of virgin olive oil consumption.
Promotion and dissemination of the Mediterranean Diet see Chile. Our Center, the Center for Molecular Nutrition and Chronic Diseases of the School of Medicine of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, has led the research on the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and its application in Chile. In this context, in the last 5 years, we have conducted the following seminars with open invitation to the scientific community, health professionals, government authorities and the general public:
2018: International Seminar "Olive oil, a functional food with great potential for development in Chile". November 27, 2018. International guest: Dra. María-Isabel Covas, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain
2018: Conference "Wellbeing and healthy living". November 5, 2018. International guest: Dr. Carol Ryff, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute for Aging, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
2018: International Seminar "Quality in premium olive oils: tasting and commercial relevance". August 9, 2018. International guest: Ángeles Calvo, Head of Official Tasting Panel of Virgin Oils of Catalonia, Spain
2017: International Seminar "Antioxidant fiber, an opportunity for the development of functional foods". November 29, 2017. International guest: Dr. Fulgencio Saura-Calixto, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Science and Technology of Food and Nutrition, CSIC, Spain
2017: Symposium "Current evidence on the impact of Mediterranean and pro-vegetarian diet on human health". July 06, 2017. International guest: Dr. Miguel Angel Martínez González, Professor and Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the School of Medicine of the University of Navarra, Spain.
2014: International Seminar: "Mediterranean Diet and Functional Foods: Application in Chile". April 1, 2014. International guest: Dr. Rafael de la Torre, Pharmaceutical Chemist, PhD. Head of Service and Director of the Research Program in Neurosciences, and Coordinator of the Clinical Research Group in Human Pharmacology and Neurosciences of the IMIM-Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research. Barcelona, Spain
2013: International Symposium "Mediterranean Food, Wellbeing and Health". April 9, 2013. International Guest: Dr. Carol D. Ryff, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Aging of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States; Dr. Richard Ryan, Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Education, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Rochester, United States; Dr. Ramón Estruch, Professor and Director of the PREDIMED Study (Prevention with the Mediterranean Diet), University of Barcelona, Spain.