By: Nealie Tebb
This said, I do think it important that the AND & RDs regularly discuss the purpose of our partnerships with these companies. We need to address their developments & interventions, and how...
View ArticleBy: Amy
Thanks for this piece. As an RD and member of AND I think it’s unfortunate that this issue could threaten our credibility with some consumers. For myself, and many of my colleagues in the field, a diet...
View ArticleBy: Jessica Blanchard
This post was well put and I appreciate raising this issue at the national level. I am becoming an RD (now in Internship), after being in the field of wellness through yoga and ayurveda for many years....
View ArticleBy: James Cooper
Your sponsorship criticism is right to the point, but the fructose issue seems confused. Coke contains HFCS which has only slightly more fructose than sugar. Pure fructose is a different thing, and may...
View ArticleBy: tgw
Thank you for raising this important issue and concern. Attending a AND conference resembles attending a Fast Food / Soda /Convention. There is no difference at the state level Dietetics Conferences...
View ArticleBy: Hesitant to be an RD
I work in obesity prevention and have taught nutrition at the college level. I have considered becoming an RD (mainly because I would be paid more for doing the same work at the same organization, and...
View ArticleBy: Health Habits
It could be worse…in the UK, the gov’t farmed out the nation’s health & fitness promotion program to an association of junk food companies. The inmates are running the asylum
View ArticleBy: Are Dietitians Being "Bought Off" by Junk Food Companies? | Care2 Causes
[...] Fooducate founder and blogger Hemi Weingarten writes, “The AND should be more supportive of public policy regulations for reducing the consumption of soft drinks, but it does not initiate any...
View ArticleBy: EAD
It seems to me I hear no opposition from AND regarding the new anti-GMO labeling law that is set to go through the Senate.
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