Read some of the writings of those involved (https://www.rwjf.org/) and tell me it doesn't make your skin crawl.
If that wouldn’t suffice, look at the now pretty much harmless Kellogg company. God only knows how the Seventh Day Adventists got into that particular corner of their health jag. Cereals are reasonable things for breakfast (with some protein and fat sources added) but where did they come up with the electric shocks idea? Nobody thinks of Kellogg that way today, however.
At the turn of the 20th century, technology was marching on at an impressive pace, and a lot of people were enamored of technology for its own sake. That was foolish. Please don’t blame those who rode on a craze for the craze itself.