Towards "improved Standards in the Science of Nutrition" through the Establishment of Federation of European Nutrition Societies Working Groups

Funding

The work of the Foundation NiT is made possible by funding from the Universities of Groningen, Maastricht, Utrecht and Wageningen and from the Dutch Dairy Foundation, GoodMills and Unilever. P.C.C. has research funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the European Commission, BASF AS, Smartfish and Bayer Consumer Care; acts as an advisor/consultant to BASF AS, DSM, Cargill, Smartfish, Nutrileads, Bayer Consumer Care, Pfizer (now GSK) Consumer Healthcare and Friesland Campina; has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from Danone, Fresenius Kabi, Baxter, Pfizer (now GSK) Consumer Healthcare, Abbott, Smartfish, Biogredia and the California Walnut Commission; and is President and member of the Board of Directors of the European Branch of the International Life Sciences Institute. E.J.M.F. has received research funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMW), the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Diabetes Research Fund Netherlands, Netherlands Diabetes Federation, the European Commission, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the TopInstitute Food and Nutrition, the Dutch Topsector for Agriculture and Food (TKI-AF), Friesland Campina, and Knowledge Center Sugar and Health; has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from ILSI Europe and DSM; is Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Joint Programme Initiative Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI-HDHL); and is Vice-Chair of the Board of the Foundation Nutrition in Transition (NiT). A.D.K. has research funding from the Dutch Lung Fund, the European Commission, the Dutch Topsector Life Sciences and Health (TKI-TSI), the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMW); has public private partnerships with Nutricia Research and the Netherlands Translational Research Center; has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from Nutricia Research, Johnson and Johnson and the International Life Sciences Institute. J.P. has received research funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMW), Applied and Engineering Sciences (STW), the Dutch Topsector for Life Sciences and Health (TKI-LSH), the Californian Almond Foundation, EzCol, Newtricious, BASF, RAISIO, Upfield, and Unilever; has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from Unilever, Raisio, BASF, and Upfield; is secretary of the Board of the Foundation Nutrition in Transition (NiT); and is chair of the supervisory board from the foundation FIVES. P.V. has research funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Graduate School VLAG, the Dutch Topsector AgriFood (TKI-AF) and from Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TiFN) based on contributions from Unilever, DSM and the Dutch Dairy Association. He has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from WHO-Europe, PIT-actief and the Friesland Campina Institute; he chairs the board of the Food, Nutrition and Health Foundation. J.V. acts as a paid consultant to Evonik, Kellogg Europe, Kellogg USA, Tereos, Lefka O’Life, Danone, Special Nutrition Europe, Wageningen University, University Medical Centre Groningen, Healthgrain Forum and Nutrition Consultants Cooperative; is a board member of the Healthgrain Forum; partner of the Whole Grain Initiative (WGI); Chair of the working group Health Economics of the WGI; and member of the Public Affairs Commission of the Dutch Academy of Nutrition Sciences.