Code
160V01A8
Duration
01 June 2008 → 31 May 2009
Funding
Federal funding: various
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
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Medical and health sciences
- Public health care
- Public health sciences
- Public health services
- Nutrition and dietetics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
phytosterols
risk-analysis
population
Project description
To conduct an intake estimation of food items fortified with phytosterols/ stanols in the Belgian population. The study will use existing databases to estimate the natural occurring intake of phytosterols. Collecting specific information related to these food items will give the opportunity to estimate the risk of the Belgian population by using scenario-analyses.