title: Bioactive compounds: definition and assessment of activity.
abstract: Biomarkers and their role in evaluating efficacy and safety were the topic of the 23rd Hohenheim Consensus Meeting at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Scientists who had published and reviewed scientific and regulatory papers on the topic were invited, among them basic researchers, toxicologists, clinicians, and nutritionists. The participants were presented with 11 questions (in bold font), which were discussed and answered (in italic font) at the workshop, with the aim of summarizing the current state of knowledge on the subject. The explicatory text accompanying the short answers was produced and agreed on after the conference and was backed up by corresponding references.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. biesal@uni-hohenheim.de
authors.forename: Hans-Konrad
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Biesalski
authors.forename: Lars Ove
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Dragsted
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elmadfa
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grossklaus
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schrenk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D032921:Consensus; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers