Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Is Captured by Big Food

Are you getting your nutrition advice from an entity that's supported by junk food giants? If you listen to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, yes, you are.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is more akin to an industry front group than a public health agency

• AND, the U.S. “authority” on food policy, which influences the development of U.S. dietary guidelines, has close ties to the manufacturers of some of the unhealthiest foods you can eat, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Mi…