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Dr. Roberta Poverini

  • Nutrition
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  • UPMC Salvator Mundi International Hospital
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Roberta Poverini is a biologist specialized in Nutritional Sciences, with expertise across all age groups and physiological conditions. Her areas of focus include nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, menopause, premenstrual syndrome, and age-related illnesses. Using a personalized approach, she develops targeted protocols for managing disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.

After a degree in Biological Sciences at University of Rome Tor Vergata, she specialized in Food Sciences at University of Rome La Sapienza. Throughout her career, Dr. Poverini has conducted extensive research in pathophysiology of the reproductive system, serving as a clinical embryologist at the Center for Reproductive Pathophysiology (CE.R.Me.R.) of Villa Mafalda in Rome and at Santa Maria Goretti Hospital in Latina.

Dr. Poverini also focuses on sports nutrition, creating specific strategies to reduce the incidence of food-related diseases. Additionally, she designs customized dietary profiles for individuals following vegan, vegetarian, eubiotic, macrobiotic, and chronobiotic lifestyles, ensuring they align with each patient’s unique cultural and personal needs. Dr. Poverini pays special attention to nutrition for cancer patients, developing supportive nutritional plans tailored to complement radiation and chemotherapy treatments.