Federation of European Nutrition Societies

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit association, established in 1979 as an umbrella organization for the national nutrition societies of Europe.[1] Each member country is represented by its representative Nutrition Society or Association within FENS.

Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS)
AbbreviationFENS
Formation1979
TypeNGO
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Region served
Europe
Official language
English
President
Philip Calder, UK
Parent organization
International Union of Nutritional Sciences
Websitefensnutrition.org

The aims of FENS are the combination of efforts for the development of research and education in Nutrition Sciences and the promotion of the importance of Nutrition for public health in Europe. It seeks to do this by coordinating the European nutrition societies at a European level, promoting and disseminating research and knowledge on nutrition sciences and facilitating nutrition learning and training, as well as scientific exchange across Europe.

Activities

FENS conducts every 4 years its main event, the FENS European Nutrition Conference, which is organized by one of the FENS member societies, elected by the FENS General Assembly. All FENS Member Societies and Associations can take part in the bidding process for the organization of a FENS ENC.[2]

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies is a member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)[3] and holds Affiliated Body status. The official FENS Journal is the “Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism”[4] (IF 2022/2023: 5.923). CiteScore:6.0.

FENS Members (status 2023)

Country Society Name
 Austria Austrian Nutrition Society / Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (ÖEG)
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Society of Nutrition and Dietetics
 Belgium Belgian Nutrition Society
 Croatia Croatian Society for Nutrition
 Czech Republic Czech Society of Nutrition
 Denmark Selskabet for Ernæringsforskning (SfE)
 Finland Finnish Society for Nutrition Research
 France French Society for Nutrition / Société Française de Nutrition (SfN)
 Georgia Georgian Nutrition Society
 Germany German Nutrition Society / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE e.V.)
 Greece Hellenic Nutrition Society
 Hungary Hungarian Nutrition Society / Magyar Táplálkozástudományi Társaság (MTT)
 Iceland Iceland Nutrition Society
 Italy Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)
 North Macedonia Macedonian Society for Nutrition and Health
 Montenegro Montenegrin Food and Nutrition Society
 Norway Norwegian Society for Nutrition / Norsk Selskap for Ernæring (NSE)
 Poland Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences
 Portugal Portuguese Society of Nutrition & Food Science
 Romania Romanian Nutrition Society / Societatea de Nutritie din Romania
 Serbia Serbian Nutrition Society
 Spain Spanish Nutrition Society / Sociedad Española de Nutrición (SEÑ)
 Sweden Swedish Society for Clinical Nutrition (SFKN)
  Switzerland Swiss Society for Nutrition / Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (SGE)
 Netherlands Dutch Academy of Nutritional Sciences
 United Kingdom &  Ireland The Nutrition Society

European Nutrition Conferences

Conference Year City Country
1st European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)
1973
Cambridge  United Kingdom
2nd European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)
1976
Munich  Germany
3rd European Nutrition Conference (FENS Foundation)
1979
Uppsala  Sweden
4th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1983
Amsterdam  Netherlands
5th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1987
Warsaw  Poland
6th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1991
Athens  Greece
7th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1995
Vienna  Austria
8th European Nutrition Conference FENS
1999
Lillehammer  Norway
9th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2003
Rome  Italy
10th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2007
Paris  France
11th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2011
Madrid  Spain
12th European Nutrition Conference FENS
2015
Berlin  Germany
13th European Nutrition Conference FENS Oct. 15 - 18 2019 Dublin  Ireland
14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023 Belgrade  Serbia

References

  1. Alice M. Copping (1978). "The history of The Nutrition Society". Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 37 (2): 105–139. doi:10.1079/PNS19780017. PMID 30088. S2CID 19405016.
  2. FENS Statutes (2021). "Statutes of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies". p. 1 (E).
  3. IUNS Affiliated Bodies FENS: IUNS Affiliated Bodies
  4. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (Ann Nutr Metabol)
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