ASSESSMENT OF TRANS FATTY ACID INTAKE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: AIR32421

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1995

End date 31 December 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Total cost € 350 000,00

EU contribution € 350 000,00

Coordinated by

TNO NUTRITION AND FOOD RESEARCH
Netherlands

Objective

The main objectives of the proposed CA is to establish a database of transfatty acid content of food; to estimate intake of transfatty acids in various population groups in European countries; to stimulate collaborative research on the relationship between transfatty acid intake and risk factors for CHD by determining different biomarkers.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › lipids
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › cardiology › cardiovascular diseases

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 412 - Interaction between diet and health

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

TNO NUTRITION AND FOOD RESEARCH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PO BOX 360 ; 3700 AJ ZEIST ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (21)

BUNDESGESUNDHEITSAMT

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 12101 BERLIN
• Total cost: No data

DANONE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PARIS
• Total cost: No data

DUBLIN INST. OF TECHNOLOGY

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: DUBLIN
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ERIDANIA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 75008 Paris
• Total cost: No data

INST. NAT. DE SAUDE

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1699 LISBOA
• Total cost: No data

INST. OF MARINE BIOLOGY OF CRETE

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 71409 IRAKLION - CRETE
• Total cost: No data

Institut des Corps Gras

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Monge Parc Industriel de Pessac ; 33600 Pessac
• Total cost: No data

Istituto Nazionale della Nutrizione

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Ardeatina 546 ; 00178 Roma
• Total cost: No data

KRAFT GENERAL FOODS EUROPE

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 81705 München
• Total cost: No data

MANNELDIRAD ISLANDS

Iceland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: REYKJAVIK
• Total cost: No data

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: London
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL FOOD AGENCY OF DENMARK

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2860 SOEBORG
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL

Norway

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 0032 OSLO
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INST.

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 00300 HELSINKI
• Total cost: No data

NESTLE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: LAUSANNE
• Total cost: No data

RAISIO GROUP

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 21201 RAISIO
• Total cost: No data

SWEDISH NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 75126 UPPSALA
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UNILEVER

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AC 3130 VLAARDINGEN
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UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 28040 MADRID
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UNIVERSITAIR ZIEKENHUIS SINT RAFAEL

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3000 LEUVEN
• Total cost: No data

VALIO

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HELSINKI
• Total cost: No data