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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / November 2006Article on ADA
Here's an interesting write up on food that has ADA logos. 'Seems like there is also some worry from the ADA about what kind of image they are trying to portray. For this type of organization, it would be a tough balancing act of what kind of sponsorship funds verses simple good health advice. The article is 4 pages long, so too lengthy to post here. In Diabetes Fight, Raising Cash and Keeping Trust, NYTIMES http://tinyurl.com/yhp8mv original link (maybe too long to show up here properly) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/health/25ada.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1164517200&en =1&oref=slogin I liked this statement from the article. ( "Maybe the American Diabetes Association should rename itself the American Junk Food Association," said Gary Ruskin, director of Commercial Alert, a consumer advocacy group.) Here's another statement. (At one point last year, Dr. Kahn also tried to defend the Cadbury deal by telling an online publication: "There is not a shred of evidence that sugar, per se, has anything to do with diabetes.") Interesting ( Though they often present the most difficult choices, food companies represent a small segment of the A.D.A.'s corporate support. Pharmaceutical companies remain the largest corporate contributors, but the guidelines have not affected them as much because the A.D.A. has never allowed its logo to be put on specific medicines.) Wow, 41 million. That's a big potential market. ( An estimated 41 million people in America are viewed as prediabetic, in danger of developing the disease. One drug manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, recently completed trials of a new drug to treat this potentially huge market and, in several months, the A.D.A. panel will publish its recommendation on whether drug treatment for prediabetes is warranted.) -- Tom + Pat Gallant tpgallant@shaw.ca did you catch the left side link titled: Diabetes Panel's Relationship With Drug Companies Very interesting ideed. TC > Here's an interesting write up on food that has ADA logos. 'Seems like there > is also some worry from the ADA about what kind of image they are trying to [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > Tom + Pat Gallant > tpgallant@shaw.ca > did you catch the left side link titled: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > TC Actually I didn't even notice it, as I usually blank out any forms of advertisements on the websites that are read. Thanks for pointing it out. The article itself though, mentions that many of the board members of the ADA have drug company involvement. > Here's an interesting write up on food that has ADA logos. 'Seems like there > is also some worry from the ADA about what kind of image they are trying to [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > telling an online publication: "There is not a shred of evidence that sugar, > per se, has anything to do with diabetes.") Read this in the paper Saturday and had to laugh at that statement... actually had to re-read that statement. The whole ideal that they were struggling the moral dilemma of helping people directly (by not endorsing poor dietary choices) over raising funds for the association was inexcusable. > Interesting > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Tom + Pat Gallant > tpgallant@shaw.ca  SignatureRudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at: http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm > > In Diabetes Fight, Raising Cash and Keeping Trust, NYTIMES > > http://tinyurl.com/yhp8mv [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > helping people directly (by not endorsing poor dietary choices) > over raising funds for the association was inexcusable. Maybe when the approval for a pre-diabetes drug comes out, there will be a lot more endorsements, and they won't have to worry about sponsorship money from the major food companies. The extra 41 million people they're talking about is double the size of the current diabetics of 21 million. It could potentially put 1 in every 5 people on some sort of diabetes medication. This is alarming. > Here's another statement. > > (At one point last year, Dr. Kahn also tried to defend the Cadbury deal by > telling an online publication: "There is not a shred of evidence that sugar, > per se, has anything to do with diabetes.") Stupid sh.t like this is why I quit reading anything published by the ADA over 15 years ago. The one that did it for me was that they finally admitted that starch had the identical effect on bg as sugar and instead of concluding that starch should be limited, changed there recommendations to say it was OK for diabetics to eat sugar. Anyone who says diabetics should eat sugar is a f.cking moron. I mean, that's just flatout obviously too stupid for words. They've so blown their credibility for so long that their logo being sold to the highest bidder is just meaningless. > > Here's another statement. > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > They've so blown their credibility for so long that their logo being > sold to the highest bidder is just meaningless. >> Here's another statement. >> (At one point last year, Dr. Kahn also tried to defend the Cadbury [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > They've so blown their credibility for so long that their logo being > sold to the highest bidder is just meaningless. Jackie, you need to stop holding back. Let it out! ;-) SignatureBob in CT > Here's an interesting write up on food that has ADA logos. 'Seems like there > is also some worry from the ADA about what kind of image they are trying to [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > Tom + Pat Gallant > tpgallant@shaw.ca The danger with an organization growing really large is MONEY. Once you are large, one of the most important things is MONEY. Therefore, you tend to end up sharing many more traits with a capitalistic organization -- MONEY and how to keep on getting it. The article is describing pretty much precisely that point. ADA needs MONEY, and they end up putting themselves in difficult positions taking MONEY from the food and drug businesses and somethow trying to ethically stay above these commercial sources. So many compromises are created that the diabetics of the USA would probably be better off if the ADA were simply to go out of business and let a new organization start helping out. The really great thing would be to legally abolish themselves and give their financial assets to a successor organization. The successor organization would have maybe 5 to 10 years to get some real progress made, and then their endorsement would be much more valuable than the current ADA endorsement is. Oh, diabetics might actually be helped and prevention through diet might save many millions anguish, pain and illness. If that counts, that is. Signature1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book 2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book 3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins book 4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other) :: Tom G wrote: ::: Here's an interesting write up on food that has ADA [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] ::: original link (maybe too long to show up here ::: properly) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/health/25ada.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1164517200&en ::: =1&oref=slogin ::: [quoted text clipped - 72 lines] :: :: If that counts, that is. I think the companies would just jump on the bandwagon the the successor organization, since they would effectively be endorsed by the ADA (which would be meaningless to me, but of apparent value to many, many others). Diabetics are helped tremendously by ignoring the ADA and listening to Atkins, Bernstein, the Eades, and many others. The ADA is, IMO, NOT who they should listen to if they really want to improve their situation quickly and effectively. |
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