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Nutri-RecQuest: a web-based search engine on current micronutrient recommendations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 64, pages S43–S47 (2010)Cite this article

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Abstract

Background:

The EURRECA (EURopean micronutrient RECommendations Aligned) Network of Excellence collated current micronutrient recommendations. A user-friendly tool, Nutri-RecQuest, was developed to allow access to the collated data and to create a database source for use in other nutritional software tools.

Methods:

Recommendations, that is, intakes of micronutrients sufficient to meet the requirements of the majority of healthy individuals of that population, from 37 European countries/organizations and eight key non-European countries/regions comprising 29 micronutrients were entered into a database. General information on the source of the recommendations, as well scientific background information, was added.

Results:

A user-friendly web-based interface was developed to provide efficient search, comparison, display, print and export functions.

Conclusion:

Easy access to existing recommendations through the web-based tool may be valuable for bodies responsible for setting recommendations, as well as for users of recommendations including scientists, policy makers, health professionals and industry. Adding related dietary reference values such as average nutrient requirements and upper limits may extend the utility of the tool.

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Acknowledgements

The work reported herein has been carried out within the EURRECA Network of Excellence (http://www.eurreca.org), which is financially supported by the Commission of the European Communities, specific Research, Technology and Development (RTD) Programme Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, within the Sixth Framework Programme, contract no. 036196. This report does not necessarily reflect the Commission's views or its future policy in this area. We acknowledge Liesbeth de Wit, Anna Brzozowska, Trudy Wijnhoven, Garden Tabacchi, Torunn Holm Totland, Lene Andersen and Jiri Ruprich, Joy Ngo de la Cruz, Maria Hermoso, Annet Roodenburg, Amelie Casgrain, Duartes Torres, Caroline Bollars and key informants from the UNU/SCN Network for Capacity Development in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe (http://www.srbnutrition.info/?page=Network) and from other countries for their contribution to data collection, data entry, evaluation of its functionality or testing of the (pilot) tool. We also acknowledge the students from Wageningen University who developed a pilot version of the tool for their course and for group assignment on data management.

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  1. Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    A E J M Cavelaars, E L Doets, R Dhonukshe-Rutten, P van't Veer & C P G M de Groot

  2. Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    A Kadvan, J Tepšić, R Novaković, M Glibetić & M Gurinović

  3. Topshare International BV, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    M Renkema

  4. Hylobates Consulting, Rome, Italy

    L Bucchini

  5. ILSI Europe a.i.s.b.l., Brussels, Belgium

    C Matthys

  6. Minerva PRC Ltd, Monxton, Hants, UK

    R Smith

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L Bucchini has received consulting fees and has equity/stock ownership in Hylobates Consulting, and has received grant support from EURRECA and an EC funded grant. He has also consulted for small/medium companies in the food supplement sector. The remaining authors have declared no financial interests.

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Cavelaars, A., Kadvan, A., Doets, E. et al. Nutri-RecQuest: a web-based search engine on current micronutrient recommendations. Eur J Clin Nutr 64 (Suppl 2), S43–S47 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.60

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