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Michael Greger

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Educated At: Cornell University College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences, Cornell University

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“In more recent years, it was uncovered that many members of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee had financial ties to everything from candy bar companies to entities like McDonald’s Council on Healthy Lifestyles and Coca-Cola’s Beverage Institute for Health and Wellness. One committee member even served as ‘brand girl’ for cake-mix maker Duncan Hines and then as the official Crisco ‘brand girl’ before going on to help write the official Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”

— Michael Greger, Follow the Money: How the Food Industry Affects Nutrition Policy

Tagged: Fat Diets

“The American Dietetic Association (ADA), which produces a series of nutrition fact sheets with guidelines on maintaining a healthy diet, also has its own corporate ties. Who writes these fact sheets? Food industry sources pay the ADA $20,000 per fact sheet to explicitly take part in the drafting process. So we can learn about eggs from the American Egg Board and about the benefits of chewing gum from the Wrigley Science Institute.”

— Michael Greger, Follow the Money: How the Food Industry Affects Nutrition Policy

Tagged: Fat Diets

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