Federation of European Nutrition Societies explained

Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS)
Abbreviation:FENS
Formation:1979
Type:NGO
Headquarters:London, UK
Region Served:Europe
Language:English
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Sladjana Sobajic, Serbia
Parent Organization:International Union of Nutritional Sciences
Website:fensnutrition.org

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.

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)

CountrySociety Name
Austrian Nutrition Society / Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (ÖEG)
Belgian Nutrition Society
Association of Applied Nutrition in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian Society of Nutrition and Dietetics
Croatian Society for Nutrition
Czech Society of Nutrition
Selskabet for Ernæringsforskning (SfE)
Finnish Society for Nutrition Research
French Society for Nutrition / Société Française de Nutrition (SfN)
Georgian Nutrition Society
German Nutrition Society / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE e.V.)
Hellenic Nutrition Society
Hungarian Nutrition Society / Magyar Táplálkozástudományi Társaság (MTT)
Iceland Nutrition Society
Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)
Macedonian Society for Nutrition and Health
Montenegrin Food and Nutrition Society
Norwegian Society for Nutrition / Norsk Selskap for Ernæring (NSE)
Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences
Portuguese Society of Nutrition & Food Science
Romanian Nutrition Society / Societatea de Nutritie din Romania
Serbian Nutrition Society
Spanish Nutrition Society / Sociedad Española de Nutrición (SEÑ)
Swedish Society for Clinical Nutrition (SFKN)
Swiss Society for Nutrition / Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (SGE)
Dutch Academy of Nutritional Sciences
& The Nutrition Society

European Nutrition Conferences

ConferenceYearCityCountry
1st European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)Cambridge
2nd European Nutrition Conference (previous to FENS)Munich
3rd European Nutrition Conference (FENS Foundation)Uppsala
4th European Nutrition Conference FENSAmsterdam
5th European Nutrition Conference FENSWarsaw
6th European Nutrition Conference FENSAthens
7th European Nutrition Conference FENSVienna
8th European Nutrition Conference FENSLillehammer
9th European Nutrition Conference FENSRome
10th European Nutrition Conference FENSParis
11th European Nutrition Conference FENSMadrid
12th European Nutrition Conference FENSBerlin
13th European Nutrition Conference FENS2019Dublin
14th European Nutrition Conference FENS2023Belgrade
15th European Nutrition Conference FENS2027Rotterdam

External links

Notes and References

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