A standardised approach towards PROving the efficacy of foods and food constituents for health CLAIMs (PROCLAIM): Providing guidance

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Gallagher, Alison M ^a   Meijer, Gert W ^b   Richardson, David P ^c   Rondeau, Virginie ^d   Skarp, Maria ^e   Stasse Wolthuis, Marianne ^f   Tweedie, Guy C ^f   Witkamp, Renger ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c DPR Nutrition Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e International Life Sciences Institute of Europe   (Belgium)

^f Stasse Consultancy ^*  (Spain)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foods or food constituents; Health claims; International Life Sciences Institute Europe; Proving efficacy; Substantiation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FOOD LABELING; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80052772026     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511003618     Document Type: Article

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