Project

The Food Biomarkers Alliance

Code

3G0D4615

Duration

01 January 2015 → 31 December 2019

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Sarah De Saeger

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Lipidomics
- Metabolomics
Medical and health sciences
- Dietetics and molecular nutrition
- Public health nutrition
Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production not elsewhere classified
- Food sciences and (bio)technology not elsewhere classified
- Veterinary public health and food safety

Keywords

contaminants biomarkers nutrients validation classification Europe metabolomics

Project description

The project includes a systematic exploration and validation of biomarkers to obtain a good coverage of the food intake (nutrients and contaminants) in different population groups within Europe, by applying metabolomics to discover biomarkers, exploring use of easier sampling techniques, revising the current dietary biomarker classification and developing a validation scoring system, and exploring biological effects using biomarkers of intake.