Background and Objectives
Public health authorities are developing programs to reduce or increase the nutritional composition of foods. These programs are supported by a wide variety of models used to estimate the public health and economic impact of some nutrition interventions. However, these models use different methodologies so results may differ. In consequence, comparing the models and its results is difficult.
The Expert Group aims at reviewing and evaluating these existing models and at providing recommendations on how to apply selected models.
Output
The results of the Expert Group’s evaluation are contained in a systematic review. Moreover, the Health Benefits Assessment of Foods Task Force organised the workshop ‘Identifying Preferred Approaches for Quantifying the Health and Economic Impact of Modifying Nutrient Intakes’ (6-7 April 2017, Brussels, Belgium).
The outcome of both the systematic review and the workshop will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.
| Prof. Gülden Pekcan – Chair | University of Hasan Kalyoncu | Head, Division of Community Nutrition | TR |
| Dr Patrick Detzel | Nestlé Research Centre | Health Economics Manager | CH |
| Prof. Janne Martikainen | University of Eastern Finland | Professor | FI |
| Dr Reyhan Nergiz-Unal | University of Hacettepe | Associate Professor | TR |
| Dr Annet Roodenburg | HAS University of Applied Sciences | Lecturer Nutrition and Health | NL |
| Ms Naomi Venlet | ILSI Europe | Scientific Project Manager | BE |