“By settling, the ADA manages to avoid the discovery process, and the potentially embarrassing revelations that might have come with it.”
The ADA’s former chief nutritionist alleged she was fired for refusing to push Splenda-filled recipes after a $1 million contribution from Heartland Food Products Group. The ADA’s own journal published research linking artificial sweeteners to type-2 diabetes risk. She settled, no terms released, and the ADA declined to comment. Seven nutrition directors in four years, and now a payment to make sure nobody under oath explains why.