Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetics Association) is "the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals." 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.

Corporate Sponsors
As of 2011:

ADA Partners:
 * Aramark
 * Coca-Cola
 * The Hershey Center for Health & Nutrition
 * National Dairy Council

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
As of 2011:
 * 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.

Related Sourcewatch

 * Cynthia Sass - former spokesperson
 * Feeding America