Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

New paper: Coca-Cola’s influence on public health conferences and groups

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A new peer-reviewed paper, based on documents we uncovered via FOI requests, finds that “Coca-Cola exerts direct influence on academic institutions and organizations that convene major public health conferences and events.“

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Corporate capture of the nutrition profession

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with over 100,000 credentialed dietitians, nutrition practitioners and students – is one of the most influential professional health associations in the U.S. This fact sheet discusses the Academy’s relationship with ultra-processed food, beverage, pesticide and pharmaceutical corporations, including accepting Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Corporate capture of the nutrition profession

Study: Largest nutritionists’ group captured by food, pharma and agribusiness companies

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics accepted millions of dollars from food, pharmaceutical and agribusiness companies and invested in ultra-processed food companies, according to a new study in Public Health Nutrition.

Transforming the Food We Eat With DowDuPont

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By Stacy Malkan The world’s largest pesticide and seed companies want you to believe they are on the side of science. High-tech foods are the future, they say, and people who raise concerns about their pesticides and genetically engineered seeds are “anti-science.” The Atlantic magazine will provide a platform to those industry talking points in Transforming the Food We Eat With DowDuPont

Pamela Ronald’s Ties to Chemical Industry Front Groups

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Founded, led UC Davis group that elevated industry PR efforts Dr. Ronald was the founding director of the World Food Center’s Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy (IFAL), a group launched in 2014 at UC Davis to train faculty and students to promote genetically engineered foods, crops and pesticides. The group does not fully disclose Pamela Ronald’s Ties to Chemical Industry Front Groups