World Nutrition

ISSN 2041-9775
Volume 4, Number 2, February 2013

Journal of the World Public Health Nutrition Association
Published monthly at www.wphna.org

Editorial: The public health movement

The case for direct action

Commentary: La Via Campesina. Food sovereignty

Paul Nicholson
The revolt of the peasants




World Nutrition

Volume 4, Number 2, February 2013

Journal of the World Public Health Nutrition Association
Published in the UK monthly at www.wphna.org

The Association is an affiliated body of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences For membership and for other contributions, news, columns and services, go to: www.wphna.org

Publishing and editorial Board

Philip James (Chair), Geoffrey Cannon (editor)
Ted Greiner, Roger Hughes, Urban Jonsson, Harriet Kuhnlein,
Shiriki Kumanyika, Barrie Margetts, Carlos Monteiro, Walter Willett

Editor

Geoffrey Cannon

Assistant editors

Reggie Annan
Fabio Gomes

Web manager

Martin Evans, Pewter

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World Nutrition

Volume 4, Number 2, February 2013

Journal of the World Public Health Nutrition Association
Published monthly at www.wphna.org

The Association is an affiliated body of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences For membership and for other contributions, news, columns and services, go to: www.wphna.org

Contents




Governments and corporations are privatising public health. Transnational industry is now also turning public goods, like seeds, into private property. Social movements are now fighting back


Cover, contents

 
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Editorial: The public health movement

51-57

The case for direct action  
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Commentary: La Via Campesina

58-87

Paul Nicholson
The revolt of the peasants

 
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Geoffrey Cannon
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March
COLUMNS

Philip James

From Cairo

Moving on to 2015-2025
How to work with industry

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Geoffrey Cannon

From São Paulo

The five dimensions of nutrition
It is best to be small

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Claudio Schuftan

From Bangkok

A tale of three meetings
How nice to meet Dr Nabarro

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Reggie Annan

From Kumasi

Cancer in Africa:
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April issue
Out on 1 April


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New book

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Michael Pollan

Available on 1 April