EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health

HELENA

The HELENA research consortium believes that the key to health promotion and disease prevention in the 21st century is to establish an environment that supports positive health behaviour and healthy lifestyle.

FLABEL

In response to the prevalence of diet-related diseases, governments and food companies increasingly promote nutrition information on food labels to help the consumer make healthy, informed food choices. The 3-year EU Seventh Framework-funded project FLABEL (Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life), will provide state-of-the-art science on nutrition labels and consumer behaviour as well as best practice guidelines for future research, industry and policy-makers.

IDEFICS

The environment of infants and children has drastically changed in Europe during the last decades as reflected in alterations of behaviour, unhealthy dietary habits and low physical activity. To stop the resulting epidemic of diet- and lifestyle-induced morbidity, evidence-based efficient approaches are needed.

EURRECA

EURRECA is a collaborative network developing quality assured, harmonised nutrient recommendations across Europe. The network will focus on identifying and addressing micronutrients of concern to vulnerable population groups and incorporate these findings into country-specific Food Based Dietary Guidelines.

DIETS: the Thematic Network (TN) for Dietitians in Europe

Welcome to DIETS: the Thematic Network (TN) for Dietitians in Europe. The Thematic Network, funded through the Education, Audiovisual and Cultural Executive Agency of the European Commission, was established to facilitate sharing of best practice between dietitians working across Europe.

SAFE FOODS

SAFE FOODS seeks to refine risk analysis practice for food safety. Lasting four years, it combines the skills of natural and social scientists, stockbreeders, food producers, and regulatory bodies, coming from 35 institutions and 19 countries from Europe and across the globe.