How we will produce the evidence-based EURRECA toolkit to support nutrition and food policy

Ashwell, Margaret; Lambert, Janet; Alles, M.S.; Branca, Francesco; Bucchini, Luca; Brzozowska, Anna; Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M. de; Dhonukshe-Rutten, R.A.M.; Dwyer, Johanna T.; Fairweather-Tait, S. J.; Koletzko, Berthold; Pavlović, Mirjana; Raats, Monique M.; Serra-Majem, Lluís; Smith, Rhonda; Ommen, Ben van; Veer, P. van ‘t; Rosen, Julia von; Pijls, Loek

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“…[www.eurreca.org, Ashwell et al, 2008;Doets et al, 2008;Pijls et al, 2009;Serra-Majem, 2009;Fairweather-Tait, 2008;Hooper et al, 2009]. It is our view that a scientifically transparent and harmonized process will strengthen the evidence-base for micronutrient requirements and policies and that this, in turn, will help to further specify and develop the required institutional architecture for Europe.…”

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“…Stakeholders are socially organised groups who have a strong interest in the outcome of the process of setting micronutrient recommendations, as they will invest resources or be willing to accept some responsibility for maintaining the viability of nutrient recommendations (Renn, 2008;Ashwell et al, 2008). They can be identified along the whole food chain, and can vary in their values, concerns and level of technical expertise and resources that they bring into the process of setting recommendations, development of policy and policy application.…”

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“…Taylor, 2008) as it not only focuses on derivation of nutrient recommendations as a process of scientific decision-making, but it also includes political and consumer issues. Here, we present the updated general framework as put forward earlier by Ashwell et al (2008). 15…”

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From micronutrient recommendations to policy: consumer and stakeholder involvement

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The importance of nutrition for public health can not be overestimated. It has always been crucial for human health and also today the dietary habits of developed countries are directly related to most chronic diseases that cause disability adjusted life years, premature deaths and increasing health care costs. 10Progress in science has elucidated different mechanisms through which dietary factors may be protective or harmful for human health. However, eating habits are determined by a large variety of factors; dietary recommendations which are based on scientific evidence may improve knowledge of health professionals and of the lay public; knowledge may adapt attitudes which may influence behavior; therefore dietary 15 recommendations are essential in the development of comprehensive nutrition and health policies.Recommendations and guidelines should be evidence based and this necessitates a specific methodology. Currently dietary recommendations have been developed by national and by international expert committees and are regularly updated. Most of these guidelines are limited to recommendations 20 expressed in macro-and micronutrients. Given the cultural diversity in Europe that should be cultivated, dietary guidelines need to be translated in quantities of nutriments, in consumer-friendly and understandable menus taking into account the socioeconomic and cultural issues of the communities.Across Europe many countries have developed their own dietary recommendations; at the level of 25 macronutrients they are in general closely related to each other; but at the level of micronutrients large differences exist and an alignment is more than needed. This large heterogeneity within Europe in recommendations on micronutrient intake is based on different approaches, a lack of transparency and confusion in the use of certain terminology. Over the past years there has been an explosion of new knowledge on effects of micronutrients on human health. Dietary recommendations need to prioritize 30 issues based on the latest scientific developments and on the importance for public health. How to deal with all this is exactly the subject of this supplement.In the EURRECA General Framework related to setting micronutrient recommendations the process leading from assessing nutritional requirements to policy applications, based on evidence from science, 35stakeholder interests and the socio-political context is described. It is precisely the objective of the EURRECA Network to try to harmonize all this in a way that is usable and respond to the needs of the stakeholders. Alignment is needed in the way in which scientific evidence is gathered, managed, interpreted and communicated. 40The work realized in the EURRECA Network of Excellence also includes the translation of science into practical applications therefore two short communications are included in this supplement describing Nutri-RecQuest and NutPlan. Nutri-RecQuest provides an easy access to existing recommendations through a web-based platform and may be valuable for ...

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“…This implies that both preventing deficiencies as well as reducing the risk of developing other chronic disorders have to be taken into account (13,14) .…”

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Association between vitamin B₁₂intake and EURRECA's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B₁₂in young populations: a systematic review

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Bel‐Serrat³

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Objective: To review evidence on the associations between vitamin B 12 intake and its biomarkers, vitamin B 12 intake and its functional health outcomes, and vitamin B 12 biomarkers and functional health outcomes. Design: A systematic review was conducted by searching electronic databases, until January 2012, using a standardized strategy developed in the EURRECA network. Relevant articles were screened and sorted based on title and abstract, then based on full text, and finally included if they met inclusion criteria. A total of sixteen articles were included in the review. Setting: Articles covered four continents: America (n 4), Europe (n 8), Africa (n 1) and Asia (n 3). Subjects: Population groups included healthy infants, children and adolescents, and pregnant and lactating women. Results: From the total number of 5815 papers retrieved from the initial search, only sixteen were eligible according to the inclusion criteria: five for infants, five for children and adolescents, and six for pregnant and lactating women. Conclusions: Only one main conclusion could be extracted from this scarce number of references: a positive association between vitamin B 12 intake and serum vitamin B 12 in the infant group. Other associations were not reported in the eligible papers or the results were not provided in a consistent manner. The low number of papers that could be included in our systematic review is probably due to the attention that is currently given to research on vitamin B 12 in elderly people. Our observations in the current systematic review justify the idea of performing well-designed studies on vitamin B 12 in young populations.

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“…These definitions have been cited in the literature surrounding DGs. However, perhaps due to the diverse array of participants involved in DG development and implementation, there has remained an inconsistency in the terminology used in both grey and academic literature (Anderson et al, 2003;Prentice et al, 2004;Ashwell et al, 2008). This has been highlighted by an editorial for the proceedings of a workshop and symposium supplement, where the authors acknowledged variety in both meaning and use of DG terminology within and between the workshop participants from North America and Australia and the resultant proceedings publications (Anderson et al, 2003).…”

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Micronutrient recommendation stakeholders' beliefs on dietary guidelines: a qualitative study across six European countries/regions

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A range of stakeholders have been involved in the development and implementation of dietary guidelines (DG) across Europe. Seventy-seven semi-structured qualitative interviews explored stakeholders' beliefs of DG in six European countries/regions. A main theme, variation in the interpretation of the term dietary guideline, was identified using thematic analysis. Descriptions of DG varied across stakeholder groups and countries. Reference was made to both food-based and nutrient-based guidelines, including the terms food-based DG and food guides (for example, pyramids), nutrient recommendations, dietary recommendations, dietary reference values and guideline daily amounts. The terminology surrounding DG requires greater clarity. Until that time, stakeholders would benefit from increased awareness of potential misinterpretations and the implications of this on multi-stakeholder, multi-national policy development and implementation.

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How we will produce the evidence-based EURRECA toolkit to support nutrition and food policy

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From micronutrient recommendations to policy: consumer and stakeholder involvement

From micronutrient recommendations to policy: consumer and stakeholder involvement

Association between vitamin B₁₂intake and EURRECA's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B₁₂in young populations: a systematic review

Micronutrient recommendation stakeholders' beliefs on dietary guidelines: a qualitative study across six European countries/regions

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From micronutrient recommendations to policy: consumer and stakeholder involvement

Association between vitamin B12intake and EURRECA's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B12in young populations: a systematic review

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Association between vitamin B₁₂intake and EURRECA's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B₁₂in young populations: a systematic review