VI Latin American Workshop on Leadership in Nutrition, Cuba 2012: The first harvest

To the Editor: In the mid-1990s, led by Professors Ricardo Uauy and Juan Rivera, a group of Latin-American public health nutrition leaders envisioned that leadership development focused on young investigators was essential for combating the major nutrition challenges in Latin America. In the near future, most if not all of us will have a leadership position at a university; in local, state, or national government; in a research institute; or in the private sector. [...]it is natural to think about the ethical issues surrounding conflict of interest.