Tornado is the acronym for: Molecular Targets Open for Regulation by the gut flora – New Avenues for improved Diet to Optimize European health

The TORNADO consortium combines a systemic and comprehensive mechanistic approach with a focus on interdisciplinary skills provided by world leading experts working in close harmony with the food industry. TORNADO will enable broader applications, faster development, and more solid evidence for health claims based on detailed and thorough in depth assessment of underlying mechanisms relevant to health effects of dietary products compared to traditional approaches.

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The main objectives of TORNADO are to:
•      Increase the knowledge of diet on the gut flora and the impact of gut flora and specific groups of micro-organisms on the immune system and the interaction with other organ systems
•      Increase the cooperation between different scientific disciplines in general and increase and consolidate existing interdisciplinary cooperation among TORNADO partners specifically
•      Provide first class scientific data to substantiate health claims and to contribute information and know-how to the European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General policy in this area

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