Editorials:

Ishwarlal Jialal and Uma Singh

Is vitamin C an antiinflammatory agent?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 525-526. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James C Fleet

Dairy consumption and the prevention of colon cancer: is there more to the story than calcium?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 527-528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Barry M Popkin, Lawrence E Armstrong, George M Bray, Benjamin Caballero, Balz Frei, and Walter C Willett

A new proposed guidance system for beverage consumption in the United States
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 529-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obesity and eating disorders:

Kirsten L Johansen, Nancy G Kutner, Belinda Young, and Glenn M Chertow

Association of body size with health status in patients beginning dialysis
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 543-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hillary L Burdette, Robert C Whitaker, Waynitra C Hall, and Stephen R Daniels

Breastfeeding, introduction of complementary foods, and adiposity at 5 y of age
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 550-558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Swapnil N Rajpathak, Eric B Rimm, Bernard Rosner, Walter C Willett, and Frank B Hu

Calcium and dairy intakes in relation to long-term weight gain in US men
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 559-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular disease risk:

S Goya Wannamethee, Gordon DO Lowe, Ann Rumley, K Richard Bruckdorfer, and Peter H Whincup

Associations of vitamin C status, fruit and vegetable intakes, and markers of inflammation and hemostasis
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 567-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anneli Ambring, Mats Johansson, Mette Axelsen, LiMing Gan, Birgitta Strandvik, and Peter Friberg

Mediterranean-inspired diet lowers the ratio of serum phospholipid n–6 to n–3 fatty acids, the number of leukocytes and platelets, and vascular endothelial growth factor in healthy subjects
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 575-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David JA Jenkins, Cyril WC Kendall, Dorothea A Faulkner, Tri Nguyen, Thomas Kemp, Augustine Marchie, Julia MW Wong, Russell de Souza, Azadeh Emam, Edward Vidgen, Elke A Trautwein, Karen G Lapsley, Candice Holmes, Robert G Josse, Lawrence A Leiter, Philip W Connelly, and William Singer

Assessment of the longer-term effects of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods in hypercholesterolemia
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 582-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wendy L Hall, Katerina Vafeiadou, Jesper Hallund, Susanne Bugel, Manja Reimann, Corinna Koebnick, H-J Franz Zunft, Marika Ferrari, Francesco Branca, Tony Dadd, Duncan Talbot, Jonathan Powell, Anne-Marie Minihane, Aedin Cassidy, Maria Nilsson, Karin Dahlman-Wright, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, and Christine M Williams

Soy-isoflavone-enriched foods and markers of lipid and glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women: interactions with genotype and equol production
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 592-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elke Naumann, Angelina B van Rees, Gunilla Önning, Rickard Öste, Markus Wydra, and Ronald P Mensink

ß-Glucan incorporated into a fruit drink effectively lowers serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 601-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition:

Thomas Meinert Larsen, Søren Toubro, Ola Gudmundsen, and Arne Astrup

Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation for 1 y does not prevent weight or body fat regain
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 606-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fiona E Arrowsmith, Jane R Allen, Kevin J Gaskin, Margie A Gruca, Samantha L Clarke, Julie N Briody, Robert B Howman-Giles, Helen Somerville, and Edward V O’Loughlin

Reduced body protein in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Energy and protein metabolism:

Justine M Turner, Mohammad A Humayun, Rajavel Elango, Mahroukh Rafii, Veronika Langos, Ronald O Ball, and Paul B Pencharz

Total sulfur amino acid requirement of healthy school-age children as determined by indicator amino acid oxidation technique
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 619-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals:

Marian L Neuhouser, Cheryl L Rock, Alan R Kristal, Ruth E Patterson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Lawrence J Cheskin, and Mark D Thornquist

Olestra is associated with slight reductions in serum carotenoids but does not markedly influence serum fat-soluble vitamin concentrations
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 624-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diego Moretti, Michael B Zimmermann, Rita Wegmüller, Thomas Walczyk, Christophe Zeder, and Richard F Hurrell

Iron status and food matrix strongly affect the relative bioavailability of ferric pyrophosphate in humans
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 632-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Remer, Nadine Fonteyn, Ute Alexy, and Shoma Berkemeyer

Longitudinal examination of 24-h urinary iodine excretion in schoolchildren as a sensitive, hydration status–independent research tool for studying iodine status
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 639-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy and lactation:

Mari S Golub, Casey E Hogrefe, Alice F Tarantal, Stacey L Germann, John L Beard, Michael K Georgieff, Agustin Calatroni, and Betsy Lozoff

Diet-induced iron deficiency anemia and pregnancy outcome in rhesus monkeys
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 647-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Landing MA Jarjou, Ann Prentice, Yankuba Sawo, M Ann Laskey, Janet Bennett, Gail R Goldberg, and Tim J Cole

Randomized, placebo-controlled, calcium supplementation study in pregnant Gambian women: effects on breast-milk calcium concentrations and infant birth weight, growth, and bone mineral accretion in the first year of life
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 657-666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cancer:

Susanna C Larsson, Leif Bergkvist, Jörgen Rutegård, Edward Giovannucci, and Alicja Wolk

Calcium and dairy food intakes are inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk in the Cohort of Swedish Men
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 667-673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional epidemiology and public health:

Esther Lopez-Garcia, Rob M van Dam, Swapnil Rajpathak, Walter C Willett, JoAnn E Manson, and Frank B Hu

Changes in caffeine intake and long-term weight change in men and women
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 674-680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Waseem Sharieff, Stanley Zlotkin, Melody Tondeur, Brian Feldman, and George Tomlinson

Physiologic mechanisms can predict hematologic responses to iron supplements in growing children: a computer simulation model
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 681-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Appendix  

Tony H-Hsi Chen, Yueh-H Chiu, and Barbara J Boucher

Transgenerational effects of betel-quid chewing on the development of the metabolic syndrome in the Keelung Community-based Integrated Screening Program
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 688-692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt Z Long, Yura Montoya, Ellen Hertzmark, Jose I Santos, and Jorge L Rosado

A double-blind, randomized, clinical trial of the effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on diarrheal disease and respiratory tract infections in children in Mexico City, Mexico
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 693-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gene-nutrient interactions:

Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodriguez, Jean-Louis Guéant, Renée Debard, Sylvie Thirion, Lu Xiao Hong, Jean-Pierre Bronowicki, Farès Namour, Nicodème W Chabi, Ambaliou Sanni, Guido Anello, Paolo Bosco, Corrado Romano, Emile Amouzou, Heidy R Arrieta, Beatríz E Sánchez, Antonino Romano, Bernard Herbeth, Jean-Claude Guilland, and Osvaldo M Mutchinick

Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677T and 1298C alleles and folate status: a comparative study in Mexican, West African, and European populations
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 701-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela M Devlin, Robert Clarke, Jacqueline Birks, John Grimley Evans, and Charles H Halsted

Interactions among polymorphisms in folate-metabolizing genes and serum total homocysteine concentrations in a healthy elderly population
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 708-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bone metabolism:

Kun Zhu, Qian Zhang, Leng Huat Foo, Angelika Trube, Guansheng Ma, Xiaoqi Hu, Xueqin Du, Chris T Cowell, David R Fraser, and Heather Greenfield

Growth, bone mass, and vitamin D status of Chinese adolescent girls 3 y after withdrawal of milk supplementation
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 714-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Robert P Heaney and Karen Rafferty

Assessing nutritional quality
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 722-723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

Erratum
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 724. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Review:

Kenneth J Carpenter

Terrors of the Table: the Curious History of Nutrition: edited by Walter Gratzer, 2005, 288 pages, hardcover, $30. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 725. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education:

Continuing Medical Education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 726-727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 728-729. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CME Participant Response Form
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 730. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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