{"id":134378,"date":"2021-07-07T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/?p=134378"},"modified":"2023-04-27T12:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:20:44","slug":"theres-a-lot-that-pharmacists-just-starting-out-can-do-to-fight-the-professions-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/en\/theres-a-lot-that-pharmacists-just-starting-out-can-do-to-fight-the-professions-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThere\u2019s a lot that pharmacists just starting out can do to fight the profession\u2019s corner\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marta Sala is a community pharmacist and nutritionist. A student at CEINDO, CEU\u2019s international doctoral school<\/a>, in this interview she told us about her research on nutrition and cognitive impairment<\/strong>. This began with her end-of-degree project (TFG) for Pharmacy, and she has continued with it as she studied for a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Nutrition<\/a>, and now also as a member of the CRIDECO research team, focusing on using community pharmacies for the early detection of cognitive impairment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What were the main findings of your end-of-degree project (TFG) in Nutrition?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that in the end-of-degree project we gathered some very interesting data. Our plan was to test whether an inflammatory illness contributed to greater risk of cognitive impairment<\/strong>, but it was surprising to find that the group with fibromyalgia (an illness without an inflammatory component) presented higher levels of impairment than the arthritis group. In addition, with regard to malnutrition, which was also calculated using a validated questionnaire, we found that there was a marked prevalence in the over-50s. Also, by calculating parameters that indicate obesity, an attempt was made to show that not only was malnutrition a risk factor for cognitive decline and consequent dementia, but also that malnutrition due to overeating or obesity can be a risk factor. In the absence of a validated questionnaire which would help us calculate malnutrition due to overeating and in addition to evaluating the anthropometric data, we have established a food frequency test to assess food intake, as well as a questionnaire about adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Unfortunately, this data is not included in the end-of-degree project (TFG), but they will be evaluated next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you choose this subject for your research?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that it all began with cognitive deterioration. I had been working withDr Lucrecia Moreno<\/strong><\/a> for a couple of years, as a student in her research group, undertaking screening  tests in pharmacies, and working on my end-of-degree project in Pharmacy, for which I worked on genetics at the Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia. However, when I started to study Nutrition I discovered a an area of research with a great deal of potential, namely how diet can influence pathologies. <\/strong>From this moment on, we saw that we could carry out a study of patients with an intrinsic risk factor for the development of cognitive impairment, and we chose patients with inflammatory illness to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The idea of carrying out a nutritional intervention, which could alleviate patients\u2019 symptoms and especially their quality of life, seemed to be a really interesting study and so we got to work straight away.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Are you going to continue this research?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, at the moment I am in my first year of the doctorate under the supervision of Dr Lucrecia Moreno<\/a> and Dr Mar\u00eda Auxiliadora Dea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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