Thorough and Thought-Provoking Piece on Roundup and Glyphosate
Stop the presses: we’ve come across a nuanced, thorough, and thought-provoking piece on Roundup and glyphosate. No declarations that concerns about RoundUp are “anti-science” or that glyphosate is...
View ArticleControlling Messaging Is a Key Industry Strategy
Controlling messaging is a key industry strategy. “This may be the first time a biotech company has launched a media venture. And while LeapsMag is still small, it raises some big questions. What...
View ArticleNutrition Scientists Wrote and Co-signed Letter on Food Companies Influencing...
Earlier this month, the European Journal of Nutrition published a letter to the editor written/co-signed by roughly one dozen nutrition scientists. The title? “Research Interactions Between Academia...
View ArticleFood and Water Watch Examines the Bottled Water Industry
In its latest report, Food and Water Watch examines “the bottled water industry’s predatory marketing, the extraction of communities’ water resources, and the powerhouse lobbying that has helped...
View ArticleBeyond “Animals vs. Plants”, a Look at Meat Industry’s Deflection & Misdirection
Clickbait-y title aside, this great Guardian longread is well worth your time. Refreshingly, it goes beyond “animals vs. plants” and instead touches on the meat industry’s deflection and misdirection —...
View ArticleCorporate Practices Influence Public Health & Effect on Population Health
This terrific new paper looks at how corporate practices influence public health and how revent actions that may have a deleterious effect on population health. Highlights: * “A comprehensive framework...
View ArticleIndustry-Funded Study Claims Daily Breakfast May Lower Obesity in Children
Another day, another fortuitous example of an industry-funded study favoring the funder. A new study – funded by Nestlé and General Mills – claims daily breakfast may lower obesity in children. *...
View ArticleRDN Day 2018
On Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, we want to recognize our colleagues who consistently give a voice to the disenfranchised, denounce corporate behavior that defies public health, and connect...
View ArticleHighly Processed Foods Can Negatively Impact Health
Good read from New York Times on how highly processed foods (and the ingredients in many of them) can negatively impact health by creating an imbalance in the gut microbiome. This is the future of...
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Farewell to Our Supporters
Dear DFPI Supporters, Since February of 2013, we at Dietitians For Professional Integrity have been a voice for uplifting the registered dietitian credential at a time when corporate influences – both...
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