In not-at-all-surprising news, a food industry-funded elementary school curriculum focuses on physical activity and explicitly states "there are no good foods or bad foods." How convenient! Mother Jones has the Read More
Dec 02, 2015
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Nov 18, 2015
How ndustry Lobbying Shapes the Dietary Guidelines
The November/December 2015 issue of Mother Jones has a well-researched and insightful article by Josh Harkinson that connects the dots between federal nutrition guidelines on dairy, evolving nutrition science, industry Read More
Nov 16, 2015
Coca-Cola’s Top Academic Recipients
Without a doubt, 2015 was the year where concerns and questions about the relationship between the soda industry and academia reached a fever pitch. There are many interesting tidbits in a recent Mother Jones article Read More
Nov 12, 2015
Statement of Concern from Joseph Gonzales, RDN
Today's statement of concern comes from Joseph Gonzales, RDN: "Last year, one of my best friends died unexpectedly as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. He was my mentor and the person who inspired me to pursue a Read More
May 12, 2014
Mother Jones Article on McDonald’s at the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference
The annual California Dietetic Association conference, held every April, is catered by gold sponsor McDonald's. Today, Mother Jones senior editor Kiera Butler published a hard-hitting account of her visit to the Read More
Oct 28, 2013
Front Group: The American Council on Science and Health
For several months now, we've alerted you to food industry front groups like the International Food Information Council (IFIC) and the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), both of which have fairly close ties to Read More