Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetics Association) is "the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals."[1][2] According to its website, the group "is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy." However, critics cite significant corporate influence by the food industry within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.[3]
Contents
Corporate Sponsors
As of 2011:[4]
ADA Partners:
Premier Sponsors:
- Abbott Nutrition
- CoroWise (Cargill)
- General Mills
- Kellogg Company
- Mars Incorporated
- McNeil Nutritionals, LLC (Johnson & Johnson)
- PepsiCo
- SOYJOY
- Truvia® natural sweetener (Cargill)
- Unilever
Board of Directors
- President: Sylvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN
- President-Elect: Ethan Bergman, PhD, RD, FADA, CD
- Director-at-Large: Lucille Beseler, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
- House of Delegates Director: Pamela J. Charney, PhD, RD
- Director-at-Large: Evelyn F. Crayton, EdD, RD, LD
- Public Member: Joe Derochowski, MBA
- Speaker-Elect, House of Delegates: Becky Dorner, RD, LD
- House of Delegates Director: Linda T. Farr, RD, LD
- Speaker of the House: Patricia "Trisha" Fuhrman, MS, RD, FADA, LD, CNSD
- Public Member: James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD
- ADA Foundation Chair: Barbara J. Ivens, MS, RD, FADA
- Past-Speaker, House of Delegates: Glenna McCollum, PhD, MPH, RD
- Immediate ADA Past-President: Judith C. Rodriguez, PhD, RD, FADA, LDN
- Treasurer: Mary K. Russell, MS, RD, LDN
- House of Delegates Director: Elise A. Smith, MA, RD, LD
- Director-at-Large: Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
- Chief Executive Officer: Patricia M. Babjak
Contact Information
- Ph: 800/877-1600
- Fax: 312/899-4845
- E-mail: media@eatright.org
- Web: http://www.eatright.org/
External Articles
- Clare Leschin-Hoar, "Big Food exerts unhealthy influence on America’s nutritionists," Grist, September 26, 2011.
- "The ADA Needs to Change More than just its Name," Fooducate, September 25, 2011.
- Michele Simon, "And Now a Word from Our Sponsors: Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?", Eat Drink Politics, January 2013.
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
- Cynthia Sass - former spokesperson
- Feeding America
References
- ↑ About ADA, Accessed September 30, 2011.
- ↑ "The ADA Needs to Change More than just its Name," Fooducate, September 25, 2011, Accessed September 30, 2011.
- ↑ Clare Leschin-Hoar, "Big Food exerts unhealthy influence on America’s nutritionists," Grist, September 26, 2011, Accessed September 30, 2011.
- ↑ ADA's Current Corporate Sponsors, Accessed September 30, 2011.
- ↑ ADA Leadership, Accessed September 30, 2011.
- ↑ Board Bios for Web, Accessed September 30, 2011.
