Milena Nardocci has a background in nutrition from the University of São Paulo in Brazil and a master's degree in public health from the University of Montreal. His main research interests focus on the variability of the consumption of ultra-processed foods according to different socio-economic and demographic groups as well as their impact on the health of populations. 

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During her master's degree, Milena studied the links between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Canada using data from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Nutrition). She also explored how consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with other diet-related chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, using the 2015 CCHS. screening of ultra-processed foods, Milena will be responsible for performing the quantitative analyzes using the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition and the 2018/2019 International Food Policy Study to identify the most consumed ultra-processed foods in Canada and how consumption varies by different socio-economic and demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, income, education level and immigration status .

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Milena has over four years of experience in data management, quantitative analysis, and dietary intake assessment, using population-based health and nutrition surveys, including the CCHS and other national surveys such as the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). She currently works at Transnut, the WHO Collaborating Center on Changes and Development in Nutrition at the University of Montreal.