American College of Nutrition

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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."

Contents 1 2006 Corporate Supporters 1.1 Benefactor 1.2 Sponsor 1.3 Friend 1.4 Basic Support 2 2007 Corporate Funders 3 Controversy 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 2006 Corporate Supporters

Despite being a nonprofit research organization, the ACN accepts corporate funding. ^[1]

[edit] Benefactor

• AdvoCare International
• National Dairy Council

[edit] Sponsor

• 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.

[edit] Friend

• Campbell Soup Company
• The Coca-Cola Company
• DSM Nutritional Products (Roche)
• Mead Johnson/Bristol Myers/Squibb
• Wyeth Consumer Healthcare VA

[edit] Basic Support

• Abbott Laboratories
• Novartis Nutrition Corporation

[edit] 2007 Corporate Funders

• 2007 Corporate Funders

[edit] 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. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Corporate Sponsors
2. ^ Integrity in Science article on ACN failure to disclose conflict of interes

[edit] External links

• American College of Nutrition
• Journal of the American College of Nutrition