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In past years, we have seen a growing occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

In past years, we have seen a growing occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 47% of deaths in Europe. Almost every second person in this room will die of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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In past years, we have seen a growing occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

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  1. In past years, we have seen a growing occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

  2. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 47% of deaths in Europe

  3. Almost every second person in this room will die of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

  4. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) healthcare costs currently total ca. €195 billion

  5. €195 billion could pay for 32 500 large-scale Focused Research Projects within FP7 …

  6. Where does it start?

  7. Low calories Heart-healthy Fat free Jim’s Hearty Sandwiches Hundreds of Health Halos Sugar free Light Cholesterol low Good Karma Healthy Foods

  8. Despite numerous potential health claim submissions to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

  9. Only one dossier describing a cause-and-effect relationship of polyphenols and health of humans has been given a favourable opinion

  10. What can we do about it?

  11. BACCHUS is a four-year research project with 28 Beneficiaries including 15 SMEs from 11 countries, led by the Institute of Food Research (IFR, UK)

  12. The main objective of BACCHUS is to…

  13. … develop tools …

  14. … develop tools …

  15. and resources …

  16. and resources …

  17. ...deliver robust and exploitablescientific evidence to support health claims

  18. ...deliver robust and exploitablescientific evidence to support health claims

  19. … substantiate cause-and-effect relationship between consumption of bioactive peptides, polyphenols and  cardiovascular health in humans and …

  20. … best practice guidelines to support SME food manufacturers

  21. Main Outcome of BACCHUS nine SMEs in the project and one RTD organisationwill be able to developproducts with substantiated cardiovascular health claim

  22. BACCHUS brings benefits for food industry SMEs

  23. Project achievements will be publicly available in order to support future health claims

  24. …and therefore

  25. Follow BACCHUS on Twitter @BACCHUS_FP7

  26. Join BACCHUS Group at LinkedIn The BACCHUS Project

  27. Visit BACCHUS Homepage www.BACCHUS-FP7.eu

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