Atkins Funds Teachers Union
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Atkins Funds Teachers Union
Overview
The National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in the United States, has partnered with Atkins, a company known for its low-carb diet that restricts many fruits and vegetables, to promote nutrition education among children.
Partnership Details
Atkins has teamed up with the NEA to help educate children about nutrition, partially by sponsoring a school health website. As noted in a USA Today article by Greg Toppo, the collaboration involves the creators of high-fat diet trends like three-egg omelets and triple cheeseburgers aiming to instruct children on health, nutrition, and exercise.
Concerns and Criticisms
With more than half of kids not consuming fruit daily and childhood obesity rising, it's crucial for children to learn about diets low in saturated and trans fats and rich in fruits and vegetables. However, the message they will receive is sponsored by Atkins, promoting a high-fat, low-carb diet. Atkins claims it will provide the NEA with the latest research on controlled-carbohydrate nutrition.
But will this include recent findings, such as those published in The Lancet, highlighting side-effects like headaches and muscle fatigue among Atkins dieters? Or the MIT research indicating that low-carb diets can decrease serotonin levels? Additionally, a Mayo Clinic survey links increased saturated fat intake to the Atkins diet fad.
Public Backlash
Those expecting educators to easily carry Atkins' message are facing resistance. The Partnership for Essential Nutrition, a coalition of consumer, nutrition, and public health groups, has initiated a letter-writing campaign urging the NEA to cancel the deal. The partnership emphasizes the risks of a low-carb diet for children, noting the brain needs 130 grams of glucose daily, a requirement not met by the Atkins diet.
Accountability
The NEA has seemingly failed to take a responsible stance on the nutritional needs of children, though they readily accepted funding from Atkins. This raises concerns about whose interests the NEA is prioritizing. As Albert Shanker, a renowned advocate for teachers' rights, once remarked, unions will represent children only when children start paying union dues, questioning where the NEA's true allegiance lies.
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