Objective There is growing evidence that bioactives in the diet play an important role in promoting health. Flavonoids and related phenolics are examples of bioactives from plants that have beneficial influences on a number of important risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (the leading cause of death in Europe), cancer and age-related degenerative diseases.The aim of this proposal is to establish Europe at the forefront in understanding the link between diet and health, particularly the beneficial effects of flavonoids and related phenolics on cardiovascular disease, stroke and cancer. This will be done by fostering a unique interdisciplinary approach between plant geneticists, plant biochemists, chemists, food technologists, medical pharmacologists and clinical epidemiologists in this project. By providing clear recommendations of the efficacy of particular flavonoids and related phenolics to confer protection against target diseases and reliable estimates of active phenolic levels in a directory of foods, this programme will result in a recipe for promoting health through diet that will appeal to the diversity of tastes of European consumers. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinecardiologycardiovascular diseasesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologystroke Keywords Flavonoids Mediterranean diet antioxidants cancer cardiovascular disease diet dietary recommendations food directory food processing germplasm phenolics post-harvest conditions whole foods Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2003-T6.5 - Flavonoids in fruit and vegetables: their impact on food quality, nutrition and health Call for proposal FP6-2003-FOOD-2-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator JOHN INNES CENTRE EU contribution No data Address Norwich Research Park, Colney NORWICH United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Festa del Perdono 7 MILANO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH Germany EU contribution No data Address Corrensstrasse 3 GATERSLEBEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE, CENTRE FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Italy EU contribution No data Address Largo Gemelli, 1 MILAN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Costerweg 50 9101 WAGENINGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Türkiye EU contribution No data Address MASLAK ISTANBUL See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONGENIA SRL Italy EU contribution No data Address Via dei Bossi 2/a MILAN See on map Total cost No data CONGENIA SRL Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzetta Bossi n.4 MILAN See on map Total cost No data ORTOGEL S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address ZOONA INDUSTRIALE PIANO TAVOLA --------------- BELPASSO (CT) See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOPOLO SCRL Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Vincenzo Monti, 41 MILAN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA E SPERIMENTAZIONE IN AGRICOLTURA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Nazionale 82 ROMA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER,GRENOBLE 1 France EU contribution No data Address 621 Avenue Centrale, Domaine Universitaire GRENOBLE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
