Below are the media outlets and blogs that covered my report released last month on the conflicted corporate sponsorships of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. See also my post on how the Academy has chosen to respond by shooting the messenger.
News outlets
Al Jazeera: The politics of food in the United States
New York Times: Report Faults Food Group’s Sponsor Ties
Forbes: What Should You Eat? Report Says ‘Big Food’ Influencing Dieticians
Beverage Daily: Coke stresses US health ‘mission’ after AND draws advocacy fire
The Packer: Tax, baby, tax: Soda takes a hit and other weighty matters
AlterNet: The Nefarious Ways Junk Food Marketers are Trying to Buy Off Dietitians
Food Business News: Report questions credibility of nutrition association
Civil Eats: New Report: Big Food Co-Opts Nutrition Group’s Message
Huffington Post: New Report: Big Food Co-Opts Nutrition Group’s Message (re-post of Civil Eats)
Grist: Force-fed: How corporate sponsorship poisons nation’s top group of nutritionists
Organic Connections Magazine: New Report Examines Big Food’s Ties to Registered Dietitians
Common Dreams: Report: ‘Big Food’ Infiltrates Nutrition Association
Mother Earth News: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Credibility Questioned
Activist Post: The Connection Between Big Food / Big Pharma and Nutrition Policy
Diet Doctor: How American Dietitians Sold Out to Coca Cola and Pepsi
Health Impact News Daily: Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?
Lexology: Dietician organization riddled with “big food” support, new report alleges
Blog posts, others
Food Politics: New study: Big Food’s ties to Registered Dietitians
Weighty Matters: Author Michele Simon’s Devastating Report on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Corporate Ties
U.S. Food Policy: Dietitians discuss appropriate policies to govern corporate sponsorship at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
Food Democracy Now: Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?
Organic Consumers Association: Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food? (re-post of Marion Nestle)
Inspired Bites: Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?
The Food Revolution Network: Is The Dietitians’ Trade Group in Bed with the Junk Food Industry?
Michael Prager: Academy’s conflict of interest is all too apparent
Zoë Harcombe: American dietitians, big ‘food’ companies & conflict of interest
A Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss: When Everyone’s Bought and Paid, Who Do You Trust?
Allied Health: New Report Questions the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Sponsorship Ties with Big Food
Crikey (Australia): From the public health files marked, Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Lew Rockwell: The Connection Between the Diet Aristocracy and Big Food / Big Pharma
Paty M’s Nutrition World: Money TALKS – When Food Companies Dictate What “Healthy” Is!!
The Fresh Beet: Corporate Food Publicly Tied to Dietitians
Transformative Nutrition: How Big Food Corporations Manipulate Profits
The Conscientious Omnivore: This nutrition education session brought to you by … Coca-Cola
EcoCentric: Report: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Too Cozy with Industry












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