The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a

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, established in 1979 as an

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for the national

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of Europe. 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

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. It seeks to do this by coordinating the European nutrition societies at a European level, promoting and disseminating

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and

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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

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and

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s can take part in the

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process for the organization of a FENS ENC. The Federation of European Nutrition Societies is a member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) and holds Affiliated Body status. The official FENS Journal is the “Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism”Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
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FENS Members (status 2023)

European Nutrition Conferences

References

External links

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