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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is a multi-unit enterprise that includes a 501(c)(6) trade association in the United States. With over 112,000 members, the association claims to be the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Its members include registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTRs), and other dietetics professionals.
Founded in 1917 as the American Dietetic Association, the organization officially changed its name to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2012. According to the group's website, about 65% of its members are RDNs, and another 2% are NDTRs. The group's primary activities include providing testimony at hearings, lobbying the United States Congress and other governmental bodies, commenting on proposed regulations, and publishing statements on various topics related to food and nutrition.
The association is funded by a number of food multinationals, pharmaceutical companies, and food industry lobbying groups, such as the National Confectioners Association. The Academy has faced controversy regarding corporate influence and its relationship with the food industry and funding from corporate groups such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Mars, and others.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics was founded in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of women led by Seventh-day Adventist Lenna F. Cooper, and the Academy's first president, Lulu G. Graves, to help the government conserve food and improve public health during World War I. It is now headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
The original mission of the Academy was in part to help make maximal use of America's food resources during wartime. In its first year, the Academy attracted 58 members. It remained a small organisation, remaining under the 1,000-member mark until the 1930s. As the group's scope expanded, so did its membership numbers. Between the 1930s and 1960s, membership grew to more than 60,000. Growth trajectory has since stabilised, and the Academy marked its 70,000th member when a female dietitian in Texas re-joined the Academy in May 2009. Since its founding in 1917, the Academy has gained members in every decade.
An authorised seal for the organisation was adopted by the Executive Board and presented to members on October 24, 1940. At its centre are symbols of the three main characteristics of the profession: a balance scale, representing science as the foundation and symbolising equality; a caduceus, representing the close relationship between dietetics and medicine; and a cooking vessel, representing cookery and food preparation. Around the main design is a shaft of wheat, representing bread, the staff of life, and stylised acanthus leaves, representing growth and life. Over the design is a cornucopia, representing an abundant food supply. Beneath the design is the motto, "Quam Plurimis Prodesse" (means to benefit as many as possible). Around the edge is the name of the organisation and the date of its founding written in Roman numerals.
The seal is still in use on Registration Status Certificates for both registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered, as well as on the gold member pin.
According to current Academy president Sylvia Escott Stump, the group changed its name to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2012 to reflect the scientific and academic expertise of its members.
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is a multi-unit enterprise that includes a 501(c)(6) trade association in the United States. With over 112,000 members, the association claims to be the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Its members include registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTRs), and other dietetics professionals.
Founded in 1917 as the American Dietetic Association, the organization officially changed its name to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2012. According to the group's website, about 65% of its members are RDNs, and another 2% are NDTRs. The group's primary activities include providing testimony at hearings, lobbying the United States Congress and other governmental bodies, commenting on proposed regulations, and publishing statements on various topics related to food and nutrition.
The association is funded by a number of food multinationals, pharmaceutical companies, and food industry lobbying groups, such as the National Confectioners Association. The Academy has faced controversy regarding corporate influence and its relationship with the food industry and funding from corporate groups such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Mars, and others.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics was founded in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of women led by Seventh-day Adventist Lenna F. Cooper, and the Academy's first president, Lulu G. Graves, to help the government conserve food and improve public health during World War I. It is now headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
The original mission of the Academy was in part to help make maximal use of America's food resources during wartime. In its first year, the Academy attracted 58 members. It remained a small organisation, remaining under the 1,000-member mark until the 1930s. As the group's scope expanded, so did its membership numbers. Between the 1930s and 1960s, membership grew to more than 60,000. Growth trajectory has since stabilised, and the Academy marked its 70,000th member when a female dietitian in Texas re-joined the Academy in May 2009. Since its founding in 1917, the Academy has gained members in every decade.
An authorised seal for the organisation was adopted by the Executive Board and presented to members on October 24, 1940. At its centre are symbols of the three main characteristics of the profession: a balance scale, representing science as the foundation and symbolising equality; a caduceus, representing the close relationship between dietetics and medicine; and a cooking vessel, representing cookery and food preparation. Around the main design is a shaft of wheat, representing bread, the staff of life, and stylised acanthus leaves, representing growth and life. Over the design is a cornucopia, representing an abundant food supply. Beneath the design is the motto, "Quam Plurimis Prodesse" (means to benefit as many as possible). Around the edge is the name of the organisation and the date of its founding written in Roman numerals.
The seal is still in use on Registration Status Certificates for both registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered, as well as on the gold member pin.
According to current Academy president Sylvia Escott Stump, the group changed its name to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2012 to reflect the scientific and academic expertise of its members.