European Network for Gastrointestinal health Research (ENGIHR)

NEWS

The ENGIHR programme officially ended on 30 November 2014 and no more activities or grants are anymore funded.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Thanks to the travel grant provided by the ESF within activities of the European Network for Gastrointestinal Health Research in October 24-25, 2012 (Grant Reference Number: 5287), a paper has been published in a journal: Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease (http://www.microbecolhealthdis.net/index.php/mehd/article/view/23062).
Signe Adamberg, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

March 2014 ENGIHR Newsletter.

Summary

Recent consumer’s awareness regarding food suggests that the primary role of a diet is not only to provide enough nutrients to fulfil metabolic requirements of the body but also to modulate various functions of the body. Considerable efforts have been made to influence the intestinal microbiota by dietary means in such a way that the health of the host is beneficially affected. There has been a strong growth in food products containing probiotics and/or prebiotics, though not in all cases supported by clinical studies. Recent changes in the way the EU regulates functional foods will bring new challenges to the development of functional products. Uncovering how probiotic and prebiotic interventions function in vivo will make possible to further expand applications that improve general health and provide anti-disease benefits. This Network proposal aims to bring together a wide spectrum of scientist and professionals sharing their knowledge and expertise to address the current challenges and issues related to the production and validation of gut health promoting foods. This will be done through a series of scientific meetings organised over a four-year period. The Network will have an interdisciplinary nature, will promote training and development of young scientists through short visits grants, and will encourage the integration of new partners. The proposed Steering Committee and Collaborators include a very broad range of disciplines and has the support of industrial partners. The Network also has a global dimension with collaborations in Japan, USA and Australia.

Duration

4 years, from May 2010 to November 2014 (originally May 2014) (08-RNP-018)

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