Is the American Heart Association corrupt?

Is the American Heart Association corrupt?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nutrition/comments/66z795/is_the_american_heart_association_corrupt/

Do they take bribes from grain companies? Are they lying about saturated fat and cholesterol?

I've had a few experts in this sub tell me that the AHA is indeed involved in a grand conspiracy.

What are your thoughts?

The AHA sells the Heart Check stamp of approval to food manufacturers, with yearly renewal fees.

Conagra, Quaker Oats, and Campbell Soups were all listed among the AHA's lifetime donors of $1,000,000 or more in the AHA's 2012-2013 annual report.

"Corrupt" is a bit of a strong word. There certainly is a conflict of interest there, however.

American Heart Association (AHA)

Nancy Brown is the CEO for the American Heart Association (AHA), and a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Note: American Heart Association (AHA) is an Edelman client.

ConAgra Foods Inc. is an Edelman client.

PepsiCo, Inc. is an Edelman client, and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Quaker Oats Company is a division of PepsiCo, Inc.

International Business-Government Counsellors, Inc. is the lobby firm for PepsiCo, Inc., and the Campbell Soup Company.

Edelman was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.     

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, and the People for the American Way.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Barbra Streisand is the founder of the Barbra Streisand Foundation, and was a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Lyn Davis Lear is a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and a director at the Lear Family Foundation.

Henry W. McGee was a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and a trustee at Save the Children.

James A. Goldman is a trustee at Save the Children, and was a division president for the Campbell Soup Company.

Charles R. Perrin is a trustee at Save the Children, and a director at the Campbell Soup Company.

Rica Rodman Orszag was a director at the Lear Family Foundation, and is a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Nancy Brown is a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and the CEO for the American Heart Association (AHA).

Lear Family Foundation was a donor for the Movement Resource Group, and a funder for the People for the American Way.

Movement Resource Group was a funder for the Occupy Movement.

Occupy Wall Street was the initial protest for the Occupy Movement.

Norman Lear is the president of the Lear Family Foundation, married to Lyn Davis Lear, and a director at the People for the American Way.

Margery Tabankin is a director at the People for the American Way, and the treasurer for the Barbra Streisand Foundation.

Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Nancy Brown is a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and the CEO for the American Heart Association (AHA).

Scott M. Curran is a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and was general counsel for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Bruce R. Lindsey is a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and the chairman for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Edelman was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

American Heart Association (AHA) is an Edelman client.