Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?

'Disturbingly, a recent report exposing the deep conflicts of interest between the processed food industry and the trade organization for food- and nutrition professionals in the US shatters any illusion you may have had that RDs are the go-to source for well-researched, science-based nutrition advice that will improve your health...

The report, aptly titled: And Now a Word from Our Sponsors... Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?1 is written by Michele Simon, who has practiced public health law as long as I’ve been doing this site — about 17 years.'

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10 Lies and Misconceptions Spread By Mainstream Nutrition

 

'Our lives are ridiculously convenient in this day and age, and much of the consumer economy seems to be directed at making life ‘easier’ still. It seems that the more convenient life becomes, the more need there is for more convenience.

Anything is possible in this technological age and if it can’t be afforded, then convenient credit can make it happen.There is no reason to wait for anything, just like an addict, the modern convenience seeker is rarely aware of the damage that the need to feed the need is causing.'

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