New Name, Same Commitment to Public's Nutritional Health: American Dietetic Association Becomes Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

CHICAGO – The American Dietetic Association, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, will change its name effective January 2012 to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The announcement of the name change was made Saturday, September 24, by registered dietitian and ADA President Sylvia Escott-Stump at the Opening Session of ADA’s 2011 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo inSan Diego, Calif. “ADA has been in existence since 1917, after working to feed the troops healthfully during World War I. Protecting the public’s health is the highest priority of