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Could you please provide some sources for this claim? If this is legitimately true, I would like to know this, but a random statement on the internet leaves me

• Alex3917 11y ago
  https://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_heart_association.html https://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_heart_... http://www.foodpolitics.com/2011/02/american-heart-association-says-i-%E2%99%A5-beef/ http://www.foodpolitics.com/2011/02/american-heart-associati... They also lobby against government policies that would eliminate meat from school lunches, even though they would vastly reduce the incidence of heart disease in the U.S.
  • vpribish 11y ago
    very interesting links! but far from damning - they make a couple of percent of their income from the heart-check logos which were put on several lean cuts of beef. ConAgra donates some money (they were among the top couple dozen contributors - most of which were medical companies.) color me not-outraged, but more informed.
    • Alex3917 11y ago
      You really don't see anything unethical about accepting money to promote ineffective drugs, red meat, and junk food as the cures to heart disease?
  • Vraxx 11y ago
    Hm.. Well that seems to be a shame.. This follows a weird trend of non-profits monetizing their brand-symbol of endorsement or support. Reading about this reminds me of another non profit that I dislike a decent amount, the Susan G Komen Foundation which has been known to aggresively protect their trademarks to the point of suing other smaller charities[0]. You are right that the AHA is certainly worth keeping an eye on. [0]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/komen-foundation-charities-cure_n_793176.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/komen-foundation-ch...