Challenges of molecular nutrition research 6: the nutritional phenotype database to store, share and evaluate nutritional systems biology studies

• Published in: Genes & nutrition Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 189 - 203
• Main Authors: van Ommen, Ben, Bouwman, Jildau, Dragsted, Lars O., Drevon, Christian A., Elliott, Ruan, de Groot, Philip, Kaput, Jim, Mathers, John C., Müller, Michael, Pepping, Fre, Saito, Jahn, Scalbert, Augustin, Radonjic, Marijana, Rocca-Serra, Philippe, Travis, Anthony, Wopereis, Suzan, Evelo, Chris T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer-Verlag 01.09.2010
• Subjects: association; bioactive compounds; bioinformatics; biomarkers; business enterprises; complex; diet; experimental design; food composition; food intake; foods; framework; gene-expression; genotype; health; infrastructure; metabolic phenotypes; metabolomics; network; nutrigenomics; nutrition research; phenotype; proteomics; Review; services; transcriptomics; Database; Nutrigenomics; Nutritional phenotype

The challenge of modern nutrition and health research is to identify food-based strategies promoting life-long optimal health and well-being. This research is complex because it exploits a multitude of bioactive compounds acting on an extensive network of interacting processes. Whereas nutrition res...