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Not an endorsement? (Updated)

Last week, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics announced a partnership between Kraft and Kids Eat Right. Specifically that the Kids Eat Right logo will now appear on packages of Kraft American Singles. The Academy has fully denied that this is an endorsement of a product, even though Kraft told The New York Times that it totally is. According to AND, the logo simply shows that Kraft is a proud supporter of…

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Dietitians for Professional Integrity – 22,000 signatures strong and a new website!

Remember when I asked you to sign an important petition to stop junk food companies from taking over nutrition programs?  Well, you supported us in a big way. Thank you. At this point, we have over 22,000 signatures and the backing of important food politics experts such as Mark Bittman, Michele Simon and Marion Nestle. Today, we launch our new website IntegrityDietitians.org.  (We tried to get the domain name IntegrityRDs.com,…

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