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Renata Bertazzi Levy

Renata Bertazzi Levy

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Brazil
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
67
Citations
22860
World Ranking
890
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Renata Bertazzi Levy is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as food science. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including genetics, ecology, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

The research topics covered include consumer attitudes and food labeling, nutritional studies and diet, obesity, physical activity and diet, food waste reduction and sustainability, nutrition, genetics and disease, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, and global public health policies and epidemiology.

Renata Bertazzi Levy has contributed to multiple research articles, some notable recent papers are:

  • Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of obesity: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank (2020), published in European Journal of Nutrition
  • Ultra-processed food consumption and indicators of obesity in the United Kingdom population (2008-2016) (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • Ultra-processed food consumption and type 2 diabetes incidence: A prospective cohort study (2020), published in Clinical Nutrition
  • Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity in the Australian adult population (2020), published in Nutrition and Diabetes
  • Ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescents (2021), published in Obesity Reviews

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Fernanda Rauber, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Eurídice Martínez Steele, and Christopher Millett. Their publications have appeared in a range of journals, especially Revista de Saúde Pública, Public Health Nutrition, Frontiers in Nutrition, European Journal of Public Health, and European Journal of Nutrition.

Aside from journal articles, Renata Bertazzi Levy has also contributed to book publications, notably the work titled "Footprints of foods and culinary preparations consumed in Brazil" (2020), published by Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Renata B Levy;Jean-Claude Moubarac

  • The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing.

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Jean-Claude Moubarac;Renata Bertazzi Levy

  • Increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and likely impact on human health: evidence from Brazil.

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro

  • A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro

  • NOVA. The star shines bright

    Carlos A Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Renata Levy;Jean-Claude Moubarac

  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults.

    Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Larissa Galastri Baraldi;Euridice Martinez Steele;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins

  • Ultra-Processed Food Products and Obesity in Brazilian Households (2008–2009)

    Daniela Silva Canella;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Rafael Moreira Claro

  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and likely impact on human health. Evidence from Canada.

    Jean-Claude Moubarac;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Rafael Moreira Claro;Renata Bertazzi Levy

  • Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases-Related Dietary Nutrient Profile in the UK (2008⁻2014).

    Fernanda Rauber;Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Eurídice Martínez Steele;Christopher Millett;Christopher Millett

  • Ultra-processed foods and the nutritional dietary profile in Brazil

    Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Daniela Silva Canella;Daniela Silva Canella;Larissa Galastri Baraldi

  • Household availability of ultra-processed foods and obesity in nineteen European countries

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Jean-Claude Moubarac;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Daniela Silva Canella

  • The share of ultra-processed foods determines the overall nutritional quality of diets in Brazil.

    Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Camila Zancheta Ricardo;Euridice Martinez Steele;Renata Bertazzi Levy

  • Dietary guidelines to nourish humanity and the planet in the twenty-first century. A blueprint from Brazil.

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Geoffrey Cannon;Jean Claude Moubarac;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins

  • Participacao crescente de produtos ultraprocessados na dieta brasileira (1987-2009)

    Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Rafael Moreira Claro;Jean Claude Moubarac

  • Alimentos mais consumidos no Brasil: Inquérito Nacional de Alimentação 2008-2009

    Amanda De M. Souza;Rosangela A Pereira;Edna M Yokoo;Renata Bertazzi Levy

  • Increased contribution of ultra-processed food products in the Brazilian diet (1987-2009)

    Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Rafael Moreira Claro;Jean Claude Moubarac

  • Impact of ultra-processed foods on micronutrient content in the Brazilian diet

    Maria Laura da Costa Louzada;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Daniela Silva Canella;Daniela Silva Canella;Larissa Galastri Baraldi

  • Processed and ultra-processed food products: consumption trends in Canada from 1938 to 2011.

    Jean Claude Moubarac;Malek Batal;Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Rafael Moreira Claro

  • Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of obesity: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank

    Fernanda Rauber;Fernanda Rauber;Kiara Chang;Eszter P. Vamos;Maria Laura da Costa Louzada

  • Distribuição regional e socioeconômica da disponibilidade domiciliar de alimentos no Brasil em 2008-2009

    Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Lenise Mondini;Rosely Sichieri

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

    Priscila P Machado;Euridice M Steele;Renata B Levy;Zhixian Sui

  • Participacion creciente de productos ultra procesados en la dieta brasilena (1987-2009)

    Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins;Renata Bertazzi Levy;Rafael Moreira Claro;Rafael Moreira Claro;Jean Claude Moubarac

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Carlos Augusto Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo
Maria Inês Schmidt
Maria Inês Schmidt Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Diana C. Parra
Diana C. Parra Washington University in St. Louis
Kelly D. Brownell
Kelly D. Brownell Duke University
Claudia Leite Moraes
Claudia Leite Moraes Rio de Janeiro State University
Aluísio J. D. Barros
Aluísio J. D. Barros Universidade Federal de Pelotas

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