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Consumer life goals re food
Be healthy for longer Be free from Health Problems Give Children a Good Start
Huge global issues in nutrition
4bn people affected by malnutrition deserve the chance to develop physically & mentally to get more out of life.
50% of world’s population have blood cholesterol that’s too high.
30% of world’s population have blood pressure that’s too high.
A vision for improving population health
Target population for food industries & public healthcare Target population for pharma industries Healthy Unhealthy Green MR and van der Ouderaa F, Nature Pharmacogenomics - 2003
ETP Food for Life
Vision
An
effective integration
of strategically-focussed, trans-national, concerted research in the
nutritional-, food- and consumer sciences and food chain management
will deliver
innovative, novel and improved food products
for, and to, national, regional and global markets in line with
consumer needs and expectations
. These products,
together with recommended changes in dietary regimes and lifestyles
, will have a
positive impact on public health and overall quality of life
(‘adding life to years’). Such targeted activities will support
a successful and competitive pan European agro-food industry
having
global business leadership securely based on economic growth, technology transfer, sustainable food production and consumer confidence
.
European Technology Platform Food for Life
Communication, Training & Technology Transfer Food & Health Food Quality & Manu facturing Food & Consumer Food Safety Sustainable Food Production Food Chain Management
Stakeholders’ proposal for a Strategic Research Agenda
April, 2006
The key innovation challenges
The development of this ETP has been driven by the activities of its eight
Working Groups
To optimize the synergy of its internal interactions, the Stakeholders’ Strategic Research Agenda, SSRA, has been drafted according to the seven
Key Challenges for Innovation
facing the European agri food sector These Challenges map closely with the goals and deliverables of the individual Working Groups
Healthy ageing:
Goal Well-being/ appearance Age Add life to years
Food & Health Delivering a healthy diet
Working group: Prof Wim Saris, DMS & Univ Maastricht, NL (chair) Dr Jacqueline Castenmiller, WCFS, NL (fascilitator) Prof Nils-Georg Asp, LU, SE Prof Robert-Jan Brummer, WCFS, NL Dr Irene Corthesy, CRN, Nestl é, CH Prof Hannelore Daniel, Techn Univ, München, D Dr Gerd Hazer, Kraft, D Dr Ian Johnson, IFR, Norwich, UK Prof Bertold Koletzko, Univ München, D Prof Ian Macdonald, Univ Nottingham,UK Dr Gert Meijer, Unilever, NL Dr Moïse Riboh, Danone, F
Food & Health: priority research areas
INFANT BRAIN FUNCTIONS IMMUNE- & INTESTINAL FUNCTIONS METABOLIC FUNCTIONS ELDERLY
How did we work?
TOWARDS A STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA FOR FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH
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table.
Please define research questions for each cell in the • 2.
For each of the research questions, describe: – - (Knowledge) deliverables; – - When to reach these deliverables: 2010, 2015 or 2020; – - Bottlenecks to solve the research questions; – - The breakthrough potential on a scale from 1 to 5 (low to high potential)? This is about the potential of the research to contributing to breakthrough chances or opening up new horizons for application-inspired research.
How did we work?
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Table. Scientific targets Life cycle Metabolic function
Cell plasticity
Immune function Brain function
Cell plasticity Cell plasticity In-utero, new borns, infants and young children -To optimise development
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-Early disease prevention – minimising risk for later life
2
-Physical activity
3
-Programming and imprinting
4
-Optimal weaning foods to maximise resistance and to minimise food allergy
5
-Immune tolerance
6
-Nutrition and cognitive function
7
-Brain conditioning (e.g., taste perception)
8
How did we work
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Research question Knowledge deliverables Bottlenecks
Which nutritional factors during pregnancy determine optim al foetal development? How im portant is caloric excess and macronutrient im balance for early risk factor development? Basis for development of optim al foods/diets Refi ned recomm endat ions on infant nutrition Dietary survey methodology, ethical constraints limi ting intervention studies Limi ted possibili ties to perform intervention studies
When Break through potenial
2015 3 2015 3
Food & Health
Delivering a healthy diet
Understanding brain function in relation to diet Understanding dietary effects on immune and intestinal function Understanding the link between diet and metabolic function (obesity and associated metabolic disorders) Understanding consumer behaviour in relation to health and nutrition
Goal 1: Understanding brain function in relation to diet
Diet and cognitive functions Brain conditioning Mood and optimal performance Prevention of cognitive decline Food intake regulation and hunger/satiety Nutrition and interorgan signalling - esp gut-central nervous system interaction
Goal 2 Understanding dietary effects on immune and intestinal function
Modify systemic inflammatory activity by diet Dietary factors that improve barrier functions Biomarkers for intestinal health Diet before and during pregnancy and lactation immunefunction and allergy Improved allergome database for foods
Goal 3
Understanding the link between diet and metabolic function (obesity and associated metabolic disorders
Early biomarkers of metabolic syndrome Individual variations in metabolic energy efficiency Food components that regulate food intake and increase termogenesis Intervention strategies Counteract age-associated muscle wasting Low-grade inflammation - obesity/insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome Epigenetic events - chronic disease Maternal and infant recommendations for opt health Meal composition and size - energy uptake, satiety
Goal 4 Understanding consumer behaviour in relation to health and nutrition
Key determinants of food habits Biological determinants in food choice Methodology to understand and quantify determinants Perception and determinants of ”healthy lifestyle” Better tools for effective communication Consumer knowledge - consumer understanding of health schemes, health claims, simplified labelling and personalised nutrition based on nutrigenomics
Horizontal Activities
The role of Horizontal Activities is to
optimise the impact of the ETP
through:
Ensuring internal complementarity:
Minimising gaps or duplication across the SRA
Establishing effective links with nationally- and FP6- funded projects, and other ETPs
Maximising the effectiveness of European food chain science
Establishing the Mirror Group:
Effecting a dialogue with national funding bodies, policy makers and opinion formers, COST, EUREKA, ESF etc
Promoting the ETP:
Gaining the support of all European stakeholders
Organising national and regional consultations:
Ensuring that the SRA addresses the needs and opportunities of all of Europe
Developing Scenario Studies
Raising awareness of long-term challenges and opportunities for the food chain.