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...open letter to the AAFP last week, HSPH Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition Walter C. Willett offered the Academy use of the School of Public Health’s “Nutrition Source” Web site, encouraging them to link to HSPH’s content rather than using the Coca-Cola funds...
AAFP’s partnership with Coca-Cola has generated significant criticism. Many physicians and nutritionists have publicly demanded that the AAFP return the grant, and some members have resigned from the organization in protest...
...kerfuffle at a meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in September highlighted a growing perception of conflict of interest between doctors and the corporate world. The activist organization No Free Lunch, which urges physicians to refuse all gift offers, was initially barred from an exhibit hall where corporate sponsors, including consumer-product companies and drugmakers, would be offering giveaways galore. After a deluge of calls from angry AAFP members, the academy eventually allowed No Free Lunch to set up a booth as well...