Box 1ADA Position adopted by the House of Delegates on October 5, 1998, and reaffirmed on June 15, 2001. This position will be in effect until December 31, 2007. ADA authorizes republication of the position statement/support paper,
in its entirety, provided full and proper credit is given. Requests to use portions of the position must be directed to ADA Headquarters at 800/877–1600, ext 4835 or
ppapers@eatright.org.Recognition is given to the following for their contributions:
Authors: Theresa Nicklas, DrPH, LN (Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX) Rachel Johnson, PhD, MPH, RD (The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT)
Editorial Coordinator: Carol Frary, MS, RD
Reviewers: Susan Algert, PhD, MS, RD (California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA); Martha T. Conklin, PhD, RD (The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA); Judy Dausch, PhD, RD (ADA Government Relations, Washington, DC);
Dietetic Technicians in Practice dietetic practice group (Paula J. Brown, MS, RD, CD, WIC, Spokane Regional Health District, Spokane, WA, and Deborah L. Redditt, DTR, Clinical Nutrition Management Consultant, Palm City, FL); Charlotte B. Oakley, PhD, RD, FADA (Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS);
Pediatric Nutrition dietetic practice group (Cynthia Taft Bayerl, MS, RD, LDN, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA);
APC Workgroup: Barbara Emison Gaffield, MS, RD (chair), Carolyn Manning, MAg, RD, Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD (content advisor)