AND Is a Front for Big Food Interests

Several tid-bits showed up on May 14 and May 15 in other blogs and need emphasis. The first I would like to point out is a blog by Jenny Ruhl here and the comment to it. The comment is technically in error as the ADA (formally the American Dietetic Association) is now AND (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). The URL given is still correct and does expose the companies they receive money from and then they promote these to us as dietitians. It is no wonder that the nation is becoming obese with this happening.  The graphic below is the one with Jenny's blog.

With my blog from May 22, 2013 and information from their own website, we are put on notice that the nutrition that they are saying we need protection from is the AND. Therefore, they want us to see the need the stricter laws giving them a nutritional advice monopoly to protect us from whom? That would be the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Next, I would like you to look at the following image. Then compare this to the list on the AND site. Five of the eleven corporate sponsors for AND show up on the Big Food list. This means Coca Cola, Kellogg's, Unilever, PepsiCo, and General Mills (big G) are common.

While there are some registered dietitians (RD) that are trust worthy, but for the most part, I will not consider the majority and especially those with the dual acronyms of RD and CDE. The junk carbs the AND promotes supply them with operating funds.