The Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is a non-profit Federation consisting of 26 European Nutrition societies, each representing one country.
The main FENS event is the European Nutrition Conference, arranged every 4 years. The last event (12th European Nutrition Conference) was held in Berlin in October 2015 and the forthcoming 13th Conference will be held in Dublin in 2019.
Obesity is recognised as one of Europe’s priority health challenges, however specialised obesity services are not widely available and obesity treatment and care can therefore vary enormously across European regions. The EASO COMs Exchange and Mentoring Programme provides a solution by supporting the establishment of new centres that improve access to and delivery of quality, multi-disciplinary care.… Read more »
As part of the planned updating of WHO guidance on complementary feeding, the FAO Nutrition and Food Systems Division (ESN) and the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD) are establishing an expert group on nutrient requirements which will update nutrient requirements for children aged 0 – 36 months. The first 3 nutrients… Read more »
The full schedule for the upcoming FENS Summer School is now available. The Summer School will take place in Belgrade (19 – 23 August 2019) in collaboration with the Serbian Nutrition Society and the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade on the topic “Scientific basis for FBDGs – new challenges”. This Summer School is aiming… Read more »
