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Last published 2026
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Florêncio Diniz‐Sousa

Post Doctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: Universidade do Porto (2019–2026); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (2014); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2024–2025); Centro de Investigação em Actividade Física Saúde e Lazer (2019–2026); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2024–2025)

10 h-index 35 pubs 393 cited

  • Humans
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Exercise
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Accelerometry
  • Bone Density
  • Walking
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Female
  • Obesity
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Adult
  • Body Composition
  • Running
  • Male

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Florêncio Diniz‐Sousa's research focuses on the impact of interventions on body composition and bone health in individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery. His work includes systematic reviews and meta-analyses to synthesize existing evidence on exercise interventions and their effects on cardiometabolic risk factors and body composition in patients with obesity post-surgery. Diniz‐Sousa also investigates the effects of bariatric surgery on gravitational loading and its subsequent impact on bone mass, contributing to a deeper understanding of bone health maintenance in this population. He has published research on the use of wearable devices for monitoring physical activity and healthcare in elderly individuals, and has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Eva C. Diaz and Ana I. Coelho.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 35
  • Citations: 393

Positions

  • Post Doctoral Fellow 2023–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID
  • Research laboratory technician 2022–2023
    Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL) ORCID
  • Faculty of Sport, University of Porto 2016–2017
    ORCID

Selected Publications

  • The Effect of an Exercise Program on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Sedentary Pregnant Participants with Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
    Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

12 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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