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Strategic Analysis
This RIA call under Horizon Europe Cluster 6 focuses on the critical intersection of nutrition and mental health, aiming to generate actionable insights into dietary patterns, gut microbiome interactions, and their impact on mental health disorders. The project must deliver evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and vulnerable groups, while aligning with EU strategies like the Food 2030 initiative, EU Green Deal, and the Commission’s comprehensive approach to mental health. The multi-actor requirement underscores the need for transdisciplinary collaboration to ensure practical applicability and societal relevance.
Establish the specific food groups, beverages, macro and micronutrients needed in a daily diet to prevent the development of mental health disorders in Europe and explore the need to characterise and supplement a healthy diet with specific macro and micronutrients in children, adults, and older population affected by specific diseases related to mental health disorders.
Map the most recent research and innovation projects to elucidate the 3-axis ‘diet-gut microbiome-host-health’ interplay and establish possible relevant biomarkers for mental health disorders.
Provide recommendations and develop specific communication materials for prevention campaigns targeting national authorities and nutritional professionals to communicate the link between healthy diets and mental health.
Provide recommendations on how established deficiencies or excess intake of macro and micronutrients could be addressed, including means to increase or decrease nutrients in the diet, particularly in vulnerable groups.
Improved monitoring of the effects of unhealthy diets on mental health in children (above 36 months), adults (above 18 years old), and older population (above 65 years old) under different social and economic contexts for a European comprehensive overview.
Improved science-based communication to policymakers and various professionals, facilitating the understanding of the interlink between a healthy diet, nutrition, and mental health wellbeing.
Identification of mechanisms to understand the effects of nutrition (i.e., food groups, beverages, macro- and micronutrients) on mental health disorders and prevention or exacerbation of mental health diseases, considering gender-specific dietary patterns.
New and improved evidence to support decision makers, public authorities, health and nutritional institutes, and stakeholders in assessing the effects of diet on mental health.
Sound data identified for developing standardised/validated metrics and analysis approaches (including Omics approaches) on the function/role of the gut microbiome and its interplay with host metabolism.
Enhanced knowledge to improve nutrition in individuals with mental health disorders, ensuring better health and longevity conditions.
Use of indicators to measure the beneficial or detrimental effect of food groups, beverages, and macro/micronutrients present in a daily diet and/or dietary behaviour on preventing mental health disorders.
Contribute to the Food 2030 pathway 7 'Nutrition and Sustainable Healthy Diets' by addressing how inadequate intakes, malnutrition, and unhealthy diets affect people’s mental health and well-being.
Support the Commission communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health and the Healthier Together - EU non-communicable diseases (NCD) initiative.
Enhance the sustainability, resilience, inclusivity, and health of food systems in Europe, aligning with the EU Green Deal and its competitive, resilient, and sustainable food system goals.
Promote fair, healthy, and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption, contributing to the broader objectives of the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 destination on food systems.
Facilitate the transition to sustainable, healthy, and inclusive food systems by providing actionable insights and recommendations for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders.
EU Green Deal
Food 2030 R&I initiative
Commission communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health (COM(2023) 298 final)
Healthier Together - EU non-communicable diseases (NCD) initiative
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| Requirement | Covered by | Carried | Status |
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| Scope activities | |||
| SC1Establish the specific food groups, beverages, macro and micronutrients needed in a daily diet to prevent the development of mental health disorders in Europe and explore the need to characterise and supplement a healthy diet with specific macro and micronutrients in children, adults, and older population affected by specific diseases related to mental health disorders. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC2Map the most recent research and innovation projects to elucidate the 3-axis ‘diet-gut microbiome-host-health’ interplay and establish possible relevant biomarkers for mental health disorders. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC3Provide recommendations and develop specific communication materials for prevention campaigns targeting national authorities and nutritional professionals to communicate the link between healthy diets and mental health. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC4Provide recommendations on how established deficiencies or excess intake of macro and micronutrients could be addressed, including means to increase or decrease nutrients in the diet, particularly in vulnerable groups. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected outcomes | |||
| EO1Improved monitoring of the effects of unhealthy diets on mental health in children (above 36 months), adults (above 18 years old), and older population (above 65 years old) under different social and economic contexts for a European comprehensive overview. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO2Improved science-based communication to policymakers and various professionals, facilitating the understanding of the interlink between a healthy diet, nutrition, and mental health wellbeing. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO3Identification of mechanisms to understand the effects of nutrition (i.e., food groups, beverages, macro- and micronutrients) on mental health disorders and prevention or exacerbation of mental health diseases, considering gender-specific dietary patterns. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO4New and improved evidence to support decision makers, public authorities, health and nutritional institutes, and stakeholders in assessing the effects of diet on mental health. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO5Sound data identified for developing standardised/validated metrics and analysis approaches (including Omics approaches) on the function/role of the gut microbiome and its interplay with host metabolism. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO6Enhanced knowledge to improve nutrition in individuals with mental health disorders, ensuring better health and longevity conditions. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO7Use of indicators to measure the beneficial or detrimental effect of food groups, beverages, and macro/micronutrients present in a daily diet and/or dietary behaviour on preventing mental health disorders. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Other requirements | |||
| REQ1Multi-actor approach and stakeholder engagementProposals must implement the 'multi-actor approach' and ensure adequate involvement across the entire project of relevant stakeholders including industry, nutritionists, healthcare professionals, scientists, patients, and consumer associations. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ2Effective contribution of SSH disciplinesThe proposals should involve the effective contribution of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) disciplines. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ3Collaboration with projects funded under this topicProposals should include a dedicated task in the workplan and appropriate resources to collaborate with the projects funded under this topic. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ4FAIR data complianceParticular efforts should be made to ensure that the data produced in the context of this topic is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable (FAIR). | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ5Citizen and civil society engagement (Citizen Science)The involvement of citizens and civil society, including a Citizen Science approach, is encouraged as an appropriate research methodology/approach. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ6Complementarity with ERA4Health Nutribrain and JPND EURO-FINGERSWhere relevant, proposals should consider complementarities and avoid duplication with the ERA4Health partnership (Nutribrain call topic) and JPND's ERA-NET Cofund (JPcofund2 project EURO-FINGERS multimodal precision prevention toolbox). | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected impacts | |||
| EI1Contribute to the Food 2030 pathway 7 'Nutrition and Sustainable Healthy Diets' by addressing how inadequate intakes, malnutrition, and unhealthy diets affect people’s mental health and well-being. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI2Support the Commission communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health and the Healthier Together - EU non-communicable diseases (NCD) initiative. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI3Enhance the sustainability, resilience, inclusivity, and health of food systems in Europe, aligning with the EU Green Deal and its competitive, resilient, and sustainable food system goals. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI4Promote fair, healthy, and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption, contributing to the broader objectives of the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 destination on food systems. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI5Facilitate the transition to sustainable, healthy, and inclusive food systems by providing actionable insights and recommendations for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Underlying policies | |||
| No underlying policies in this call. | |||
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