American College of Nutrition
- American College of Nutrition
The American College of Nutrition (ACN) was established in 1959, to encourage the scientific investigation of nutrition. The ACN publishes, bi-monthly, the "Journal of the American College of Nutrition."
2006 Corporate Supporters
Despite being a nonprofit research organization, the ACN accepts corporate funding. [ [http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_college_of_nutrition.html Corporate Sponsors] ]
Benefactor
* [http://www.advocare.com/ AdvoCare International]
* [http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/ National Dairy Council]
ponsor
* ConAgra Foods, Inc.
* GlaxoSmithKline
* Kellogg's Corp Citizenship Fund
* Nutrilite Health Institute
* Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
* Pharmavite LLC
* Shaklee Corporation
* Tishcon Corporation
* Unilever Bestfoods
* InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc.
Friend
* Campbell Soup Company
* The Coca-Cola Company
* DSM Nutritional Products (Roche)
* Mead Johnson/Bristol Myers/Squibb
* Wyeth Consumer Healthcare VA
Basic Support
* Abbott Laboratories
* Novartis Nutrition Corporation
2007 Corporate Funders
* [http://www.amcollnutr.org/Forms/supporters.pdf 2007 Corporate Funders]
Controversy
According to the "Integrity in Science" project, the ACN sponsored "Journal of the American College of Nutrition" failed to disclose the ties of the editor and authors of their June 2006 supplement on sodium to the food industry. [ [http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/watch/200610021.html#1 "Integrity in Science" article on ACN failure to disclose conflict of interes] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.amcollnutr.org American College of Nutrition]
* [http://www.jacn.org/ Journal of the American College of Nutrition]
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