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Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies

The Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS), established in 1973, is a professional non-profit organization comprising national, regional nutrition societies and related organisations. FANS is committed to promoting nutritional science and excellence in practice across Asia. Its mission and vision focus on empowering professionals, fostering innovation, and leading the continent towards better health and sustainability through nutrition.
The mission of FANS is to provide evidence-based nutrition, representing Asian voice and fostering advancements in science, public engagement, and policy matters with a global reach on the development of nutritional sciences and their applications for human well-being. FANS is envisaged to have a simple organization - practical and realistic to cope with the Asian situation of development. It should hold regular Congresses and meetings and open communications between members in the region.
FANS members currently comprises 21 food and nutrition societies/associations and related scientific organisation. Nutrition Society of Malaysia became a member of FANS in 1986. The current Executive Council of FANS, 2023-2027 was elected into office during the 14th ACN.

Series of Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN)

One of the main activities of FANS is to organise a series of Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN). The first ACN was held in Hyderabad, India, in 1971 and has been continued for fourteen times around the Asian region. The ACN is organised every four years by host country under the auspicious of Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS). The aim of the ACN series is to promote food and nutritional sciences and encourage scientific discussion among Asian and worldwide researchers, academics, and students in the field of food and nutrition sciences. A whole range of food and nutrition topics are covered in every ACN event. ACN series has become the most important and prestigious nutrition conference in the Asian region. Traditionally scientists from all over the world participate in this conference.
The latest conference in this series was the 14th ACN in Chengdu, China, 14-17 September 2023. Hosted by the Chinese Nutrition Society, it was a highly successful congress, with the theme ‘Feeding the Future by Sustainable Nutrition’. As it was also the 50th anniversary of FANS, commemorative activities were organised.

Year City Country
1st 1971 Hyderabad India
2nd 1973 Manila Philippines
3rd 1980 Jakarta Indonesia
4th 1983 Bangkok Thailand
5th 1987 Osaka Japan
6th 1991 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
7th 1995 Beijing China
8th 1999 Seoul Korea
9th 2003 New Delhi India
10th 2007 Taipei Taiwan
11th 2011 Singapore Singapore
12th 2015 Yokohama Japan
13th 2019 Bali Indonesia
14th 2023 Chengdu China

As has been the traditional practice, an Executive Council meeting of FANS was held during the 14th ACN.
During the Executive Council meeting, selection of the host for the 15th ACN in 2027 was discussed. NSM made a bid to host the 15th ACN and was successful in this bid!

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NSM and the Asian Congress of Nutrition

NSM organised the 6th Congress in this series, in September 1991. At that time, NSM was only 6 years in its formation, with a small number of members. But NSM managed to successful organise that ACN and placed NSM in the map of global nutrition science. It was a well attended congress, with delegates from over 40 countries around the globe.
It was a full 4-day congress, with all the components of an international congress: 7 plenary lectures, 120 symposia sessions, 130 free communications sessions and 158 posters. The range of nutrition topics covered was wide, appropriately reflecting the congress theme: Nutritional Challenges and Frontiers Towards Year 2000. The NSM committee published a proceedings of the 6th ACN. NSM has been given the honour to host the ACN for a second time, the 15th ACN in September 2027 in Kuala Lumpur.

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