Vânia Cristina Almeida Costa is a Nutritionist and Assistant Professor at Escola Superior de Saúde from Polytechnic University of Lisbon (ESSL-IPL), a position she has held since 2018. She is a Health Literacy Specialist (ISPA, 2022) and a Specialist Nutritionist in Clinical Nutrition certified by the Portuguese Association of Nutritionists (Professional Card No. 0581N). She obtained the Specialist Title in Dietetics and Nutrition in 2018 and is currently a PhD candidate in Food Consumption Sciences and Nutrition at FCNAUP. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics from ESTeSL-IPL (2002) and completed a postgraduate course in Community Health at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lisbon University, in 2004. Her professional path includes extensive experience as a Clinical Nutritionist at Hospital Lusíadas Lisboa (2007–2017) and previously at Hospital de Curry Cabral (2002–2007). She is currently a collaborator of the Health & Technology Research Centre (H&TRC) at ESSL-IPL and lead investigator for Portugal in the multicentric project Tool4MEDLife, focused on developing new foods and educational toolkits for a healthy and sustainable Mediterranean lifestyle. Her main research interests include health literacy and health promotion, food literacy, and the Mediterranean Diet across the lifecycle.