One of the most absurd news this week? Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics partner PepsiCo is set to launch organic Gatorade. Highlights via health advocate and Forbes contributor Nancy Huehnergarth: “My Read More
Dec 16, 2015
Nancy Huehnergarth
Feb 11, 2015
Big Food Takes Center Stage at School Nutrition Industry Conference
In her latest op-ed for Beyond Chron, school food advocate Dana Woldow explains how Big Food sponsorship has tainted the School Nutrition Association (SNA), much like how it has infiltrated the Academy of Nutrition and Read More
Jan 26, 2015
Big Food Dominates School Food
In her latest op-ed for The Hill, Friend to Dietitians For Professional Integrity Nancy Huehnergarth focuses on the alarming ties between the School Nutrition Association and Big Food. Highlights: "The annual Read More
Oct 27, 2014
Happy Update: Advocacy In Action!
Time to celebrate a public health win! This past January, public health advocate and friend to Dietitians For Professional Integrity Nancy Huehnergarth wrote a terrific post on how Gatorade -- owned by Academy of Read More
Oct 14, 2014
The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation’s Attacks on Advocates
Last year on our page, we told you about the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF). The Academy is listed as one of HWCF's "associate members," and corporate members include ConAgra, General Mills, Kellogg's, Read More
Jan 07, 2014
PepsiCo Declares Water the Enemy of Athletic Performance
It is always important to keep tabs on what sort of messaging the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics's partners and sponsors are putting out in the public sphere. After all, while they certainly do a great job of Read More