Guest guest Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Formed in January 2003, American Council for Fitness and Nutrition is a non-profit association of more than 80 " food and beverage companies, trade associations and nutrition advocates to work toward comprehensive and achievable solutions to the nation's obesity epidemic, " according to the group's website. ACFN is chaired by Dr. Finn (http://www.acfn.org/about-chair/) and " is guided by an Advisory Board (http://www.acfn.org/about-advisory/) of experts in the fields of nutrition, physical activity and behavior change. " [1] (http://www.acfn.org/about/) Parents Advocating School Accountability was critical of ACFN's role in the debate on vending machines in schools. Dr. Finn told Knight-Ridder Newspapers' Washington Bureau that junk-food-stocked vending machines in schools play no role in the child obesity crisis without disclosing that ACFN's membership includes Coca Cola, Pepsico, Kraft Foods, Cadbury Schweppes, the Snack Food Association, the Sugar Association and the National Soft Drink Association.[2] (http://www.educationnews.org/fake-health-groups-funded-by-the.htm) Several on the ACFN membership list are also members of the newly formed advertising lobbying group, The Alliance for American Advertising. [edit]Members partial listing from ACFN's website[3] (http://www.acfn.org/about-members/) a.. American Advertising Federation b.. American Association of Diabetes Educators c.. American Association of Advertising Agencies d.. Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation e.. American Beverage Association f.. American Dietetic Association g.. American Meat Institute h.. Archer s Midland Company i.. Association of Fund-Raising Distributors and Suppliers j.. Association of National Advertisers k.. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association l.. Cadbury Schweppes PLC m.. Cargill, Inc. n.. Coca-Cola o.. ConAgra Foods, Inc. p.. Corn Refiners Association q.. Dean Foods Company r.. Food Marketing Institute s.. General Mills, Inc. t.. Grocery Manufacturers of America u.. Hershey Foods Corporation v.. H.J. Heinz Company w.. International Advertising Association x.. International Bottled Water Association y.. International Dairy Foods Association z.. Jack in the Box, Inc. aa.. Juice Products Association ab.. J. M. Smucker Company ac.. Kellogg Company ad.. Kraft Foods, Inc. ae.. Mc's Corporation af.. National Association for Health and Fitness ag.. National Confectioners Association ah.. National Council of Chain Restaurants ai.. National Grocers Association aj.. National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics & Nutrition ak.. National Restaurant Association al.. National Supermarkets Association am.. National Turkey Association an.. Nestle USA, Inc. ao.. Ocean Spray ap.. PepsiCo, Inc. aq.. Procter & Gamble Company ar.. Sara Lee Corporation as.. Snack Food Association at.. Sugar Association au.. U.S. Chamber of Commerce av.. Yum! Brands, Inc. Contact information American Council for Fitness and Nutrition P.O. Box 33396 Washington, DC 20033-3396 Phone: Website: http://www.acfn.org/ Check Nutrition at my site: Nutrition.teach-nology.com Ortiz, RD nrord@... I thought you were trying to get into shape? I am. The shape I've selected is a triangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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