Just because all of the major nutrition professional organizations partner with food companies, does not make it a good idea. If nothing else, partnerships with food companies raise reputationa...
I frequently get sent copies of e-mailed messages sent to members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the professional organization for people holding credentials as Registered Dietitian N...
https://www.foodpolitics.com/2023/11/the-food-industrys-role-in-dietetic-eduction/
I was surprised to see a press release from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN—of which I am a member) announcing publication of a research paper the Society had commissioned and published...
I was interested to see this article in Hoard’s Dairyman: Bringing dairy research to thought leaders. It explains how food trade associations build relationships with nutrition scientists. The ...
I am a member of the American Society for Nutrition and received this notice about a sponsored session at it forthcoming annual meeting. Potatoes generally score high on the Glycemic Index, indic...
https://www.foodpolitics.com/2022/06/industry-sponsorship-of-nutrition-societies/
Last week, I received a press release from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) announcing the release of the long-awaited (by me, at least) report of its Blue Ribbon Panel, “Best practices...
https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/01/american-society-for-nutritions-trust-report-open-for-comment/
I am a long-standing member of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), and have been troubled for years by its cozy financial relationships with food companies (see, for example, this post from ...
By congressional fiat, federal agencies must revise the Dietary Guidelines every five years. This is one of those years. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has been meeting for a ...
https://www.foodpolitics.com/2010/04/the-2010-dietary-guidelines-some-hints-at-what-they-might-say/
Big news! According to an AP report today, the group that runs the Smart Choices program has announced that it will “postpone” active recruitment of new products and will not encourage use ...
https://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/smart-choices-suspended/
Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut Attorney General, says he is about to conduct an investigation into the Smart Choices program because it is “overly simplistic, inaccurate and ultimately mis...
https://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/connecticut-takes-on-smart-choices/