Perspectives:

Gerald M Reaven

The metabolic syndrome: is this diagnosis necessary?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1237-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott M Grundy

Does a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome have value in clinical practice?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1248-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Helmut K Seitz

Additive effects of moderate drinking and obesity on serum -glutamyl transferase
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1252-1253. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan A Lanham-New

Fruit and vegetables: the unexpected natural answer to the question of osteoporosis prevention?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1254-1255. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review Articles:

Robert J Boyle, Roy M Robins-Browne, and Mimi LK Tang

Probiotic use in clinical practice: what are the risks?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1256-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sari Voutilainen, Tarja Nurmi, Jaakko Mursu, and Tiina H Rissanen

Carotenoids and cardiovascular health
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1265-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Gregory D Miller, Nancy L Cohen, Victor L Fulgoni, Steven B Heymsfield, and Nancy S Wellman

From nutrition scientist to nutrition communicator: why you should take the leap
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1272-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obesity and eating disorders:

Susan L Johnson and Lisa A Taylor-Holloway

Non-Hispanic white and Hispanic elementary school children’s self-regulation of energy intake
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1276-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids:

Asha V Badaloo, Terrence Forrester, Marvin Reid, and Farook Jahoor

Lipid kinetic differences between children with kwashiorkor and those with marasmus
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1283-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular disease risk:

Hsing-Yi Chang, Yu-Whuei Hu, Ching-Syang Jack Yue, Yu-Wen Wen, Wen-Ting Yeh, Li-San Hsu, Shin-Yin Tsai, and Wen-Harn Pan

Effect of potassium-enriched salt on cardiovascular mortality and medical expenses of elderly men
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1289-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition:

Paul AM Smeets, Cees de Graaf, Annette Stafleu, Matthias JP van Osch, Rutger AJ Nievelstein, and Jeroen van der Grond

Effect of satiety on brain activation during chocolate tasting in men and women
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1297-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes:

Thomas MS Wolever, Ming Yang, Xiao Yi Zeng, Fiona Atkinson, and Janette C Brand-Miller

Food glycemic index, as given in Glycemic Index tables, is a significant determinant of glycemic responses elicited by composite breakfast meals
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1306-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jinn-Yuh Guh, Lea-Yea Chuang, and Hung-Chun Chen

Betel-quid use is associated with the risk of the metabolic syndrome in adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1313-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshinao Goda, Yuya Kajiya, Kazuhito Suruga, Hiroyuki Tagami, and Geoffrey Livesey

Availability, fermentability, and energy value of resistant maltodextrin: modeling of short-term indirect calorimetric measurements in healthy adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1321-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Energy and protein metabolism:

Anura V Kurpad, Meredith M Regan, Tony DS Raj, Vidya N Rao, Justin Gnanou, and Vernon R Young

The daily phenylalanine requirement of healthy Indian adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1331-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy and lactation:

Hania Szajewska, Andrea Horvath, and Berthold Koletzko

Effect of n–3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation of women with low-risk pregnancies on pregnancy outcomes and growth measures at birth: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1337-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cancer:

Kenneth C Fearon, Anne C Voss, Deborah S Hustead for the Cancer Cachexia Study Group

Definition of cancer cachexia: effect of weight loss, reduced food intake, and systemic inflammation on functional status and prognosis
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1345-1350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alcohol:

Katri Puukka, Johanna Hietala, Heidi Koivisto, Petra Anttila, Risto Bloigu, and Onni Niemelä

Additive effects of moderate drinking and obesity on serum -glutamyl transferase activity
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1351-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional epidemiology and public health:

Rubina Shaheen, Andres de Francisco, Shams El Arifeen, Eva-Charlotte Ekström, and Lars Åke Persson

Effect of prenatal food supplementation on birth weight: an observational study from Bangladesh
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1355-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jenny H Ledikwe, Heidi M Blanck, Laura Kettel Khan, Mary K Serdula, Jennifer D Seymour, Beth C Tohill, and Barbara J Rolls

Dietary energy density is associated with energy intake and weight status in US adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1362-1368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer A Nettleton, Lyn M Steffen, Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis, Nancy S Jenny, Rui Jiang, David M Herrington, and David R Jacobs, Jr

Dietary patterns are associated with biochemical markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1369-1379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela L Lutsey, Lyn M Steffen, Henry A Feldman, Deanna H Hoelscher, Larry S Webber, Russell V Luepker, Leslie A Lytle, Michelle Zive, and Stavroula K Osganian

Serum homocysteine is related to food intake in adolescents: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1380-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eduardo Villamor, Gernard Msamanga, Willy Urassa, Paul Petraro, Donna Spiegelman, David J Hunter, and Wafaie W Fawzi

Trends in obesity, underweight, and wasting among women attending prenatal clinics in urban Tanzania, 1995–2004
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1387-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anwar T Merchant, Waranuch Pitiphat, Mary Franz, and Kaumudi J Joshipura

Whole-grain and fiber intakes and periodontitis risk in men
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1395-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda E Kelemen, James R Cerhan, Unhee Lim, Scott Davis, Wendy Cozen, Maryjean Schenk, Joanne Colt, Patricia Hartge, and Mary H Ward

Vegetables, fruit, and antioxidant-related nutrients and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a National Cancer Institute–Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results population-based case-control study
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1401-1410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gene-nutrient interactions:

Madhava Rao Vupputuri, Ravinder Goswami, Nandita Gupta, Debarti Ray, Nikhil Tandon, and Neeta Kumar

Prevalence and functional significance of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Asian Indians
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1411-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bone metabolism:

Celia J Prynne, Gita D Mishra, Maria A O'Connell, Graciela Muniz, M Ann Laskey, Liya Yan, Ann Prentice, and Fiona Ginty

Fruit and vegetable intakes and bone mineral status: a cross-sectional study in 5 age and sex cohorts
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1420-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul H Boulétreau, Muriel Bost, Elisabeth Fontanges, Madeleine Lauverjat, Christel Gutknecht, René Ecochard, Pierre D Delmas, and Cécile Chambrier

Fluoride exposure and bone status in patients with chronic intestinal failure who are receiving home parenteral nutrition
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1429-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Paul Holvoet

Obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and oxidized LDL
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1438. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helmut Schröder and Maria-Isabel Covas

Reply to P Holvoet
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1438-1439. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmad Esmaillzadeh and Leila Azadbakht

Whole-grain intake, metabolic syndrome, and mortality in older adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1439-1440. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine Esposito and Dario Giugliano

Whole-grain intake cools down inflammation
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1440-1441. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadine R Sahyoun, Xinli L Zhang, Paul F Jacques, Nicola M McKeown, and Wenyen Juan

Reply to A Esmaillzadeh and L Azadbakht and to K Esposito and D Giugliano
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1441-1442. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anssi H Manninen

Metabolic advantage of low-carbohydrate diets: a calorie is still not a calorie
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1442-1443. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Erratum
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1443. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Review:

Bruce W Hollis

Calcium In Human Health: edited by Connie M Weaver and Robert P Heaney, 2005, 472 pages, hardcover, $135.00. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1444. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Books Received:

Books Received
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1445. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education:

Continuing Medical Education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1446-1447. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1448-1449. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CME Participant Response Form
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1450. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supplement: n–3 Fatty Acids: Recommendations for Therapeutics and Prevention:

Sharon R Akabas and Richard J Deckelbaum

Preface
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1451S. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig L Jensen

Effects of n–3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1452S-1457S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carol L Cheatham, John Colombo, and Susan E Carlson

n–3 Fatty acids and cognitive and visual acuity development: methodologic and conceptual considerations
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1458S-1466S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda M Arterburn, Eileen Bailey Hall, and Harry Oken

Distribution, interconversion, and dose response of n–3 fatty acids in humans
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1467S-1476S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jan L Breslow

n–3 Fatty acids and cardiovascular disease
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1477S-1482S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph R Hibbeln, Levi RG Nieminen, Tanya L Blasbalg, Jessica A Riggs, and William EM Lands

Healthy intakes of n–3 and n–6 fatty acids: estimations considering worldwide diversity
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1483S-1493S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth J Johnson and Ernst J Schaefer

Potential role of dietary n–3 fatty acids in the prevention of dementia and macular degeneration
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1494S-1498S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvon A Carpentier, Laurence Portois, and Willy J Malaisse

n–3 Fatty acids and the metabolic syndrome
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1499S-1504S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip C Calder

n–3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammation, and inflammatory diseases
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1505S-1519S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J Deckelbaum, Tilla S Worgall, and Toru Seo

n–3 Fatty acids and gene expression
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1520S-1525S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah K Gebauer, Tricia L Psota, William S Harris, and Penny M Kris-Etherton

n–3 Fatty acid dietary recommendations and food sources to achieve essentiality and cardiovascular benefits
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1526S-1535S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon R Akabas and Richard J Deckelbaum

Summary of a workshop on n–3 fatty acids: current status of recommendations and future directions
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 1536S-1538S. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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