Overview

The French Society of Nutrition (SFN), the French Federation of Nutrition (FFN), the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS), and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)—and under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic—is holding the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition, between 24 and 29 August 2025 at the Palais des Congrès, Pris, France. 

The central theme of the Congress is “Sustainable Food for Global Health.” In addition to this core focus, the Congress will cover a wide spectrum of topics, including fundamental, clinical, epidemiological, and social aspects of nutrition through lectures, symposia, oral presentations, and poster sessions. See the Program Synopsis Here . Previous IUNS conferences were held in 2017, 2021

Topics:  

  • The future of nutrition recommendations
  • Climate change, sustainability and nutrition
  • Food science, gastronomy and life quality
  • Global health and planetary nutrition
  • Public health and nutrition throughout life cycle
  • Non communicable diseases
  • Precision and clinical nutrition
  • Basic research in nutrition 

GAIN's Participation

GAIN’s participation at IUN 2025 showcases our global expertise and commitment to improving nutrition and food systems. The team will share insights through oral presentations and discussions, covering topics from sustainability and affordability to policy innovation and community engagement, contributing to collaborative solutions for healthier diets worldwide.

AttendeeType of PresentationRoleTopic
Ty BealSymposiumSpeakerAlternatives to Animal-Source Foods: Navigating Benefits and Trade-offs for Nutrition and Health, Environmental and Socioeconomic Outcomes
Ty BealSymposiumSpeakerProtein in the human diet: Balance between adequacy and sustainability
Ty BealSymposiumSpeakerDiet Optimization to Nourish a Healthy Sustainable World
Ty BealSymposiumSpeakerNutritional Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Food Systems: Evidence and Policy Insights from Africa and Asia
Ty BealSymposiumChairFood Systems Data for Decision-Making: The Global Diet Quality Project, Food Systems Countdown Initiative, and Food Systems Dashboard
Flaminia OrtenziSymposiumSpeakerNutritional Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Food Systems: Evidence and Policy Insights from Africa and Asia
Flaminia OrtenziE Poster NECScore: A co-created Nutrition-Environment-Culture Profiling System for promoting youth engagement on traditional recipes from indigenous foods
Flaminia OrtenziOralChairSOAP 19 - Climate change, sustainability and nutrition
Flaminia OrtenziOralChairSOAP 22 - The future of nutrition recommendations
Flaminia OrtenziOralChairOAP 14 - Climate change, sustainability and nutrition
Stella NordhagenOralOral PresenterPolicy Coherence for Healthy Diets: A Multi-Country Analysis
Stella NordhagenOralOral PresenterInformality in food environments
Stella NordhagenSymposiumSpeakerAlternatives to Animal-Source Foods: Navigating Benefits and Trade-offs for Nutrition and Health, Environmental and Socioeconomic Outcomes
Stella NordhagenSymposiumSpeakerImproving the healthiness of food environments in low- and middle-income countries - evidence from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam, and the Philippines
Stella NordhagenSymposiumSpeakerFood Systems Data for Decision-Making: The Global Diet Quality Project, Food Systems Countdown Initiative, and Food Systems Dashboard

Contact Us

Mduduzi Mbuya is Director, Knowledge Leadership, where he is responsible for research and evaluation at GAIN. 

He works with colleagues to generate and use evidence to guide improved program design and implementation and to fill critical gaps in the global evidence. 

Dr Mbuya has worked for over two decades on nutrition sensitive programs and policy in LMIC.