Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has accepted at least $15m from 2011-2017. Nestle was among one of the highest contributors.Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has accepted at least $15m from 2011-2017. Nestle was among one of the highest contributors.Last modified on Fri 9 Dec 2022 08.02 GMT
It’s incredibly influential so if the Academy is corrupt then nutritional policy in the US is going to be corrupt“If we’re ever going to solve the problems of obesity and diabetes in the US and elsewhere, then we’re going to have to tackle the corruption in our health institutions,” Ruskin added. The Academy accepted at least $15m from corporate and organizational contributors from 2011-2017, and over $4.5m in additional funding went to the Academy’s foundation. Among the highest contributions came from companies like Nestle, PepsiCo, Hershey, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Conagra, the National Dairy Council, and baby formula producer Abbott Nutrition.
The email reveals the Academy in 2015 was in a sponsorship deal with Abbott and was discussing how the Academy could use its dietitians’ influence in pediatricians’ offices to push Pediasure, one of the pharmaceutical giant’s infant nutritional products. Abbott at the time had in place a two year, $300,000 sponsorship deal.. It also owned stock in companies with which it had a sponsorship deal, PepsiCo, as well as financial contributors, like Nestle.
The Academy at the time of the 2015 email was also in discussion with Subway about how the Academy could “endorse” the fast food chain’s “healthier products”, the email shows, and discussed a partnership with the Mars candy bar company.when the Academy agreed to allow the company to put its “Kid’s Eat Healthy” seal on Kraft Singles packaging, which suggested an independent source verified the product’s nutritional value.
The Academy added that corporate funding only makes up a small part of revenues, and an independent firm manages its stock portfolio.
Zero surprise
Well no surprises in this camp, they are responsible for the Standard American Diet SAD which keeps everyone sick. Follow the money big pharma are making good coin too.