Graziela Ravacci, RD, PhD
Clinical Nutritionist and FMUSP Researcher · Instituto Assaly Medicina Personalizada
Metabolomic nutrition, microbiome interpretation, and chronic-disease prevention from an FMUSP PhD researcher
About
Graziela Ravacci, RD is a clinical nutritionist and FMUSP researcher specializing in metabolomic nutrition. She holds degrees in nutrition and physical education, postgraduate training in clinical nutrition applied to pathologies and aging, and a PhD in Oncology and Metabolomics from FM-USP. Her research at FMUSP's Gastroenterology Department focuses on nutrition, metabolism, intestinal microbiota, and cancer. At Instituto Assaly, that academic background translates into precision nutrition for chronic-disease prevention, longevity, weight, gastrointestinal health, and cancer-adjacent care.
What to Know
Signature approach
Ravacci reads genetic, metabolomic, and intestinal-microbiome data as inputs to nutrition planning. The clinical target is correcting metabolic pathways that can predispose chronic disease, including cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disease, obesity, and gastrointestinal problems. Diet, supplementation, and lifestyle are adjusted to the patient's measured biology rather than a standard functional-nutrition template.
What sets them apart
- Active FMUSP research role. A PhD in Oncology and Metabolomics plus FMUSP Gastroenterology research makes her the most research-anchored nutrition profile on the Assaly team.
- Cancer-nutrition credibility. BRASPEN cancer-nutrition guideline co-authorship connects her work to Brazilian clinical standards.
- Metabolomics focus. Among the Assaly nutritionists, her center of gravity is metabolomics and chronic-disease prevention rather than sports, phytotherapy, or nutritional genomics alone.
Before You Book
- Care type: Nutrition consults, microbiome and genetic-test interpretation, diet, and supplementation. Medical prescribing stays with physicians.
- Visit format: In-person at Jardim Paulista.
- Research split: FMUSP research and teaching run alongside private practice, so appointment availability may be narrower than a full-time clinic role.
- Language: Portuguese is the working consultation language.
Expertise
Focus areas
Patient types
Credentials
Education
BSc Nutrition, Nutrition
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
BSc Physical Education, Physical Education
Universidade Paulista (UNIP)
Pós-graduação, Clinical Nutrition Applied to Pathologies and Aging
FAPES
PhD, Oncology and Metabolomics
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP)
Affiliations
Thought Leadership
Notable Collaborators
- Dan L. Waitzberg, MD, PhD · FMUSP nutrition / GANEP director — co-author on BRASPEN cancer nutrition guideline and multi-author reviews
- Marcelo M. Rogero, PhD · USP nutrition researcher — co-author on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids review
- Raul Dias Santos, MD, PhD · InCor cardiology — co-author on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids review
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