The American Dietetic Association’s annual Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, begins today in Chicago. The conference is a worldwide gathering of dietitians, politicians, and food industry leaders. We will be covering the conference closely from now til its closing Tuesday, bringing you the latest news and updates.

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What you need to know:

The American Dietetic Association is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals with about 70,000 members. According to it’s website – ADA is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.

The ADA is facing a difficult challenge. It is hard for Americans to hear the voice of dietitians and the ADA, when they are under the constant drone of commercials and advertising coming from the Food Industry. What have you heard or seen this week – an ad for junk food, or an ad about eating healthily?

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