“Effect of diet on the mental performance of children”

Project Information

NUTRIMENTHE

Grant agreement ID: 212652

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2008

End date 31 December 2013

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Total cost € 7 991 918,60

EU contribution € 5 902 570,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA
Spain

Objective

Current evidence on the effect of diet on mental performance (MP) is largely based on animal, retrospective studies, and short-term nutritional intervention studies in humans. NUTRIMENTHE will significantly improve this knowledge through studying the role, mechanisms, risks & benefits of specific nutrients & food components to respond to specific needs and improve the MP of children. The research will include quantification of the nutrient effects of early programming on later cognitive and mental disorders, effects of food on mental state and MP such as mood, activation, attention, motivation, effort, perception, memory & intelligence and the effects of food on mental illness. NUTRIMENTHE will establish: •A team of leading international scientists (paediatricians, neurospsychologists, psychiatrics) from top academic centres and a leading Food Multinational, providing a critical mass of experts in the effect of diet on children’s MP •Epidemiologic studies to analyse the long-term effects of pre- & early postnatal diet on children’s mental performance & illness •Follow-up of randomised clinical intervention trials with specific nutrients initiated during pregnancy, infancy & childhood •Quantitative requirements of n-3 LCPUFAs in children with restricted diet •Quantitative assessment of the interaction between nutrition & genetic variation with respect to MP •Development of a neuropsychological battery for an EU common assessment of MP •Consistent & clear pan-European recommendations on dietary requirement for children •An increase the EU public knowledge, specifically parents, teachers & industry, laying the basis for appropriate health claims about how diet influences MP in children •Establish the economic opportunity for further product development within EU •Development of a professional & public engaging dissemination programme, to increase excellence & innovation potentials & training in nutrition research linked to cognitive- & neuroscience

Fields of science

Not validated

• natural sciences › biological sciences › neurobiology
• social sciences › educational sciences › didactics
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › psychiatry
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › obstetrics
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › nutrition

Keywords

• behaviour disorders
• children
• early nutrition
• mental performance

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE-2007-2-2-01 - Effect of diet on mental performance of children

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2007-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA

• EU contribution: € 1 006 807,00
• Address: CUESTA DEL HOSPICIO SN ; 18071 Granada ; Spain
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Granada
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Cristina Campoy (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (20)

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 1 206 403,00
• Address: GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 ; 80539 MUNCHEN
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Berthold Koletzko (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNILEVER INNOVATION CENTRE WAGENINGEN BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 249 681,00
• Address: BRONLAND 14 ; 6708 WH Wageningen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Veluwe
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Charlotte Smeele (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 750 019,00
• Address: DR MOLEWATERPLEIN 40 ; 3015 GD Rotterdam
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Groot-Rijnmond
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Frank C. Verhulst (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI

Spain

• EU contribution: € 457 853,00
• Address: CARRER DE ESCORXADOR ; 43003 Tarragona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Tarragona
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ricardo Closa-Monasterolo (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 329 155,00
• Address: Stag Hill ; GU2 7XH Guildford
• Region: South East (England) › Surrey, East and West Sussex › West Surrey
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Gillian Harding-Payne (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

PECSI TUDOMANYEGYETEM - UNIVERSITY OF PECS

Hungary

• EU contribution: € 136 382,00
• Address: VASVARI PAL UTCA 4 ; 7622 Pecs
• Region: Dunántúl › Dél-Dunántúl › Baranya
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Tamás Dr. Decsi (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 298 742,00
• Address: Via Festa Del Perdono 7 ; 20122 Milano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Giuseppina Castelli (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

WARSZAWSKI UNIWERSYTET MEDYCZNY

Poland

• EU contribution: € 41 682,00
• Address: UL. ZWIRKI I WIGURY 61 ; 02 091 Warszawa
• Region: Makroregion województwo mazowieckie › Warszawski stołeczny › Miasto Warszawa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Sylwia Kurowska (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 80 294,00
• Address: STEELHOUSE LANE ; B4 6NH Birmingham
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Birmingham
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anita Macdonald (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTYTUT POMNIK CENTRUM ZDROWIA DZIECKA

Poland

• EU contribution: € 242 064,00
• Address: Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20 ; 04730 Warszawa
• Region: Makroregion województwo mazowieckie › Warszawski stołeczny › Miasto Warszawa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Dariusz Gruszfeld (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION PUBLICA MARQUES DE VALDECILLA

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA DE VALDECILLA - ESCUELA UNIVERSITARIA DE ENFERMERIA (5a planta) S/N ; 39008 SANTANDER
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Luz Mª García Piqueres (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT FUR MARKTFORSCHUNG STRATEGIE & PLANUNG GBR

Germany

• EU contribution: € 159 658,00
• Address: PARISER STRASSE 25 ; 81667 MUNCHEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Niels Straub (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 251 899,00
• Address: AVENUE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 50 ; 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Philippe Goyens (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

SHS INTERNATIONAL LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 33 062,00
• Address: WAVERTREE BOULEVARD 100 ; L7 9PT MERSEYSIDE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Giffen Sandra (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 154 877,00
• Address: BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD ; BS8 1QU Bristol
• Region: South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bristol, City of
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Vince Boyle (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 85 018,00
• Address: INGOLSTADTER LANDSTRASSE 1 ; 85764 Neuherberg
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Landkreis
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Juergen Ertel (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BETA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 299 118,00
• Address: BARCLAY COURT DONCASTER CARR ; DN4 5HZ Doncaster
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › South Yorkshire › Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jayne Sutcliffe (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION

United States

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: DOBBIN ROAD 6480 ; 21045 COLUMBIA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Alan Ryan (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

NEURON BIOPHARMA SA

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA DE LA INNOVACION 1 ; 18100 ARMILLA GRANADA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Javier Velasco-Alvarez (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Servicio Cántabro de Salud

Spain

• EU contribution: € 119 856,00
• Address: Avenida de Cardenal Herrera Oria ; Santander
• Region: Noroeste › Cantabria › Cantabria
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Luz Maria Garcia Piqueres
• Total cost: No data