Captain of the Portuguese Merchant Navy, 65 years old, has been living with obesity since 1978.
I was director of the Port of Sines in Portugal until 2013, I am President of ADEXO – Association of Obese and Ex-Obese Patients from Portugal since 2004 and currently I am also President of FENDOC – Federation of Chronic Disease Associations in Portugal.
In Europe I was involved in the creation of the Obesity White Paper in 2006 and I am currently part of ECPO