Tag: Conflicts of interest

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the primary focus of the Code of Ethics for dietitians is the protection of individuals, groups, and populations they serve. This foundational principle guides all other ethical standards, ensuring practitioners act with competence, integrity, and social responsibility.

A 2023 review in *Public Health Nutrition* and subsequent 2024 publications have revealed that tactics pioneered by the tobacco industry are now being used by food corporations to fund biased research and distort public perception of risk. This sheds light on a serious problem with industry funding of nutrition science research, impacting both academic integrity and public health outcomes.