Jonathan Costa

Jonathan Costa

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 December 2025 in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
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APAndré Luiz de Góes Pacheco
André Luiz de Góes Pacheco
GSGabriela Santos
Gabriela Santos
DCDenise Mirelli Leão Costa
Denise Mirelli Leão Costa
JFJoão Victor Cavalcanti Fraga
João Victor Cavalcanti Fraga
HSHenrique Silva Sacramento
Henrique Silva Sacramento
CLCarol Leandro
Carol Leandro

13 December 2025 in Journal of Eating Disorders
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GSGabriela Santos
Gabriela Santos
APAndré Góes Pacheco
André Góes Pacheco
TOTafnes Oliveira
Tafnes Oliveira
INIsabella Ribeiro Nogueira
Isabella Ribeiro Nogueira
JCJonathan Costa
Jonathan Costa
CLCarol Leandro
Carol Leandro
Background: Food addiction (FA) is a condition in which ultra-processed foods (UPFs) activate the brain's reward pathways, leading to binge eating, loss of control, and continued consumption despite negative consequences. It can appear early in childhood and is linked to behavioral, sociodemographic, and metabolic factors. This study assessed the contribution of FA, its structure, and connectivity in relation to sociodemographic, nutritional status, and metabolic variables in network analysis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 93 children (7–11 years old) living in Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil. FA was assessed using the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children, which was translated and validated for the Brazilian child population. Sociodemographic (age, sex, race, socioeconomic class), anthropometric (body weight, height, waist circumference, BMI, BMI-for-age, body fat percentage, lean mass, and fat mass), and metabolic (blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL, and fasting glucose) factors were analyzed. For network analysis, the degree centrality (DC), closeness centrality (CC), betweenness centrality (BC), and eigenvector centrality (EC) were evaluated. Results: FA exhibited moderate centrality in sociodemographic and metabolic networks, acting as a connector between key variables such as age and socioeconomic class (BC = 0.071–0.500; EC = 0.301–0.500; CC = 0.636–0.667). These metrics indicate that FA, while not dominant, maintains access to influential nodes and participates in relevant information pathways. In contrast, within the anthropometric network, FA showed a peripheral role, with fewer direct links (DC = 0.222–0.285) and limited intermediation (BC = 0.111). Conclusion: Variation in centrality across domains underscores the selective integration of FA, suggesting that its impact is context dependent.

24 June 2026 in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
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APAndré Luiz de Góes Pacheco
André Luiz de Góes Pacheco
GSGabriela Santos
Gabriela Santos
DCDenise Mirelli Leão Costa
Denise Mirelli Leão Costa
JFJoão Victor Cavalcanti Fraga
João Victor Cavalcanti Fraga
HSHenrique Silva Sacramento
Henrique Silva Sacramento
CLCarol Leandro
Carol Leandro