Build Up Catch Up - 9/8/2023
Nonsense of the Non-GMO Project, Podcast Pick, Things You May Have Missed
The Nonsense of Non-GMO Project: Beware of the Butterfly
The Non-GMO Project Verified label is a ‘pay for play’ certification. Brands pay to sport this label and ultimately consumers pay (often times more) to purchase products with this label. But what are some of the facts behind this certification?
First and most importantly, it isn’t even a guarantee that something is ‘gmo-free’, or at least that’s what the Non-GMO Project points out on their own website:
In this Unbiased Science Podcast infographic, it’s clear a NonGMO Project label featuring the butterfly🦋, is little more than a marketing ploy misleading customers into thinking that there are “GMO” counterparts…when there aren’t.
❗For #factsnotfears about biotechnology & GMO’s — the FDA has great resources.
(psst…check out the September Special Offer!)
Podcast Pick - “SCAMANDA”
An absorbing podcast series detailing the true story of Amanda Riley.
”Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian. A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest…She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world. Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s blog….” https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/502f6143-f782-45f2-801e-1a582a24ae3b/scamanda
5 Things You May Have Missed
(Un)Matching: Changes Afoot
But why is this change happening? This is probably a good explanation by Nadia Marzella: “Significant decline in students applying to programs. 53% of positions were not filled this year and ACEND reported that there were 1603 more internship positions offered than internship applicants. Part of this is due to the number of students entering “future education model programs” that are grad school/internship combinations that don’t participate in the match already.”
The reactions and comments by dietitians on the Build Up Dietitians Facebook page was perfectly captured in this meme by dietitian Dustin Moore:
Membership Has Its Privileges?
This meme had a reach of 34K on our Facebook page
Some didn’t care for this meme, commenting, ‘this doesn’t seem like you’re building up dietitians!’ 🙄(our typical response to this type of comment).
A few reminders:
-the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is a member organization, as are ASN, ASPEN, ADCES, School Nutrition Association etc. Dietitians are not typically required to be members of any of these.
-the only requirements you have as a dietitian to keep up your credential are to: do CPE’s that meet your professional portfolio goals, pay annual dues to CDR and maintain state licensure - if your state has licensure.
-You may see value in being a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics - and that’s great. You may see more value in being a member of ASN, ASPEN or SNA…and that’s fine as well.
McGill Office for Science & Society - Trottier Symposium
For more information and registration: Trottier 2023 - McGill University
2025 DGAC Meeting 3
Register to virtually join the third meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, taking place Tues., Sept 12th 1-4 p.m. (ET) and on Wed, Sept 13th, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (E). The public will provide oral comments to the committee on September 12. The September 13 meeting includes presentations by each subcommittee and an update on progress that has been made since the second DGAC meeting, as well as a discussion of plans for future work.
Registration is required for the livestream; this meeting will be recorded for later viewing.
Learn more and register at: https://lnkd.in/gkU6JSpM.Food is/as Medicine? Lifestyle as Medicine? Eating as Medicine? (? Food for Health?)
This blog post by AICR (American Institute for Cancer Research) dietitian Karen Collins offers a more nuanced look at the conversation around ‘food is/as medicine’ pointing out the complexity of the components of food and its effect on the different pathways in our body and “…looking at food mainly as a pharmaceutical choice, is overlooking the bigger picture about food.
Collins suggests, “…. maybe we should say, “eating habits as medicine.” Long-term eating patterns are where we are most likely to find health protection.”
