MARIA ROSAURA LEIS TRABAZO

Professor MARIA ROSAURA LEIS TRABAZO is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Forensic Science, Pathological Anatomy, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Paediatrics. She holds a PhD from the same institution (1992), supervised by Dr. Rafael Tojo Sierra, focusing on lactose metabolism disorders in Galicia.

Her research primarily revolves around pediatric nutrition, obesity prevention, metabolic syndrome, and microbiota analysis, leading the GALINUT Research Group. Key projects include the CORALS cohort study on obesity risk factors and the MELIPOP clinical trial evaluating Mediterranean lifestyle interventions. Her work addresses dietary patterns, microbiota dynamics, and biomarkers in pediatric populations.

Publications emphasize the Mediterranean diet’s role in childhood health, metabolic syndrome assessment via tools like ObMetrics, and microbiota shifts in hospitalized children with COVID-19. She has contributed to consensus documents on congenital heart disease nutrition and cow’s milk protein allergy prevention. Ongoing research explores genetic factors (e.g., PTK2B) and epigenetic mechanisms in obesity-related outcomes.

Her team collaborates on multi-omics approaches, environmental impact analyses of dietary patterns, and validation of nutritional assessment tools like the COME-Kids F&B-FQ. She advocates for healthier food policies, opposing unhealthy advertising and promoting breastfeeding benefits in obesity prevention.