Filippo holds a bachelor’s degree in Gastronomic Sciences and a master’s degree in Human Nutrition Sciences from the University of Parma. He is currently in his second year of a Ph.D. program in Human Nutrition at the Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Parma, under the supervision of Prof. Francesca Scazzina.
His research focuses on the relationship between nutrition, hydration, metabolism, and athletic performance, with a particular emphasis on assessing nutritional, metabolic, and hydration status in various populations, including college students, young athletes, and elite athletes. As part of his work, he performs anthropometric and kinesiometric measurements according to ISAK standards, he is an ISAK Level 1 anthropometrist, as well as bioimpedance, metabolic, and hydration status assessments.
He is involved in the THERMOS-LUNCH intervention study, conducted on college students, which aims to evaluate the association between the consumption of meals with different nutritional and environmental impacts and postprandial metabolic parameters. Specifically, the study analyzes diet-induced thermogenesis and the respiratory quotient in response to the consumption of two meals with different levels of sustainability, using indirect calorimetry with the COSMED K5 portable metabolic system. As secondary endpoints, the study also evaluates the participants’ anthropometric characteristics, body composition, and hydration status.
In a separate line of research, his work is conducted within the SPORTH2.0 project, dedicated to the study of hydration in sports and the development of innovative tools for monitoring water balance in athletes. In this context, he focuses on assessing hydration status using various methods, including digital refractometry, urine color analysis, evaluation of urinary biomarkers, sweat sensors, and anthropometric, bioimpedance, and metabolic assessments via indirect calorimetry using the COSMED K5 system during physical activity. The project also includes the validation and use of tools for assessing knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors related to hydration in sports, including the HKSQ and QHPSA.
Within SPORTH2.0, the QHPSA questionnaire, together with the physiological, anthropometric, metabolic, and hydration measurements collected from athletes, contributes to the development of S.W.A.M.P. H2.0, a digital tool based on predictive models and designed to assess water balance. The overall goal of the project is to better understand the hydration needs of athletes across various sports disciplines, support the management of training and competitions, prevent hydration-related issues, and promote health and performance.
In addition to his research activities, he provides academic tutoring for highly challenging exams in the field of Biochemistry and Nutrient Metabolism, helping students consolidate their foundational and applied knowledge of human metabolism and nutrition.
