Project Proposal
Seeking project coordinator and partners to investigate the interrelationship between nutrition and mental health
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KNEIA is seeking a project coordinator and partners to participate in the NUTRIMIND project to investigate the interrelationship between nutrition and mental health across different age groups and socioeconomic contexts in Europe, providing evidence-based recommendations for dietary strategies that support mental well-being, prevent mental health disorders, and inform public health policies.
TOPIC “HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-12: Nutrition and Mental Health” indicates: “Mental health has become a major issue of public health, and economic and social concern across Europe. A healthy dietary pattern can affect mental health and well-being through anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neurogenesis, microbiome- and immune-modifying mechanisms, as well as through epigenetic modifications. A good nutritional status is important for maintaining normal body function and adequate growth and development and preventing or mitigating the dysfunction induced by internal or external factors. (…) Moreover, alteration of the microbiome could also have an impact on neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disorders as microbiome has been linked to several mental illness such as depression, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia. The proposals should: 1) establish the specific food groups, beverages, macro and micronutrients needed in a daily diet to prevent the development of mental health disorders in Europe (…); 2) establish, through a mapping of the most recent research and innovation projects, the 3-axis ‘diet-gut microbiome-host-health’ interplay to elucidate some molecular mechanisms and the causal relationship between changes in the gut microbiome and some mental health disorders (…)”
The outcomes of the project research will contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationship between nutrition and mental health, supporting the development of evidence-based dietary recommendations, public health policies, and preventive strategies. The findings will enhance science-based communication for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and nutritionists, provide validated metrics for assessing the diet-microbiome-mental health axis, and promote targeted interventions to improve mental well-being across different population groups in Europe.
Please contact Ciro Avolio if you are interested ([email protected]).