European Nutrition Society
Nutrition science, clearly explained.
Explore the evidence behind dietary guidance, learn how to read nutrition research and find original sources for your work. ENS brings these questions together for researchers, educators, students and nutrition professionals.
In focus
What does a nutrient reference value tell you?
An average requirement, a population reference intake and an adequate intake answer different questions. Our guide explains the terms and shows how to find the population, units and evidence behind a value.
Explore nutrition topics
Five guides connect essential concepts with practical reading tasks. Each takes you to the original sources so you can examine the evidence in context.
Resources for your work
Find dietary reference tools, national food guides and research reporting guidance from established scientific and public health organisations.
EFSA
EFSA dietary reference values
Use EFSA's reference values and DRV Finder to locate a nutrient value and follow its scientific basis.
FAO
FAO national dietary guidelines
Find national food-based dietary guidelines through FAO and continue to the issuing authority's original documents.
EQUATOR Network
EQUATOR reporting guidelines
Find a reporting guideline that matches your health research design and follow the original checklist and explanation.
Learn with a purpose
Follow a reading path for your next seminar, journal club or research task. Start with the key concepts, work through a question and continue to the original guidance.
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About ENS
The European Nutrition Society is an association registered in Switzerland. Our website supports the careful reading and communication of nutrition evidence, with clear links to the organisations that produce it.
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