Editorials:

Irwin H Rosenberg

Virtual folate: virtual success?
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 177-178. [Full Text]  

John W Erdman, Jr

Variable bioavailability of carotenoids from vegetables
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 179-180. [Full Text]  

Sheila M Innis

Maternal diet, length of gestation, and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status of infants at birth
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 181-182. [Full Text]  

Review Article:

Shing-Shing Yeh and Michael W Schuster

Geriatric cachexia: the role of cytokines
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 183-197. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Special Article:

Christine J Lewis, Nancy T Crane, Dennis B Wilson, and Elizabeth A Yetley

Estimated folate intakes: data updated to reflect food fortification, increased bioavailability, and dietary supplement use
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 198-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lipids and cardiovascular risk:

Robert Nicolosi, Stacey J Bell, Bruce R Bistrian, Isaac Greenberg, R Armour Forse, and George L Blackburn

Plasma lipid changes after supplementation with ß-glucan fiber from yeast
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 208-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catherine Le Fur, Monique Romon, Pascal Lebel, Patrick Devos, Alain Lancry, Laurence Guédon-Moreau, Jean-Charles Fruchart, and Jean Dallongeville

Influence of mental stress and circadian cycle on postprandial lipemia
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 213-220. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frank B Hu, Meir J Stampfer, JoAnn E Manson, Eric Rimm, Graham A Colditz, Frank E Speizer, Charles H Hennekens, and Walter C Willett

Dietary protein and risk of ischemic heart disease in women
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 221-227. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition:

Ross D Hansen, Chand Raja, Ali Aslani, Ross C Smith, and Barry J Allen

Determination of skeletal muscle and fat-free mass by nuclear and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry methods in men and women aged 51–84 y
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 228-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals:

Geraldine J Cuskelly, Helene McNulty, and John M Scott

Fortification with low amounts of folic acid makes a significant difference in folate status in young women: implications for the prevention of neural tube defects
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 234-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Mats Brune, Nils-Gunnar Carlsson, Leif Hallberg, Erika Skoglund, and Lena Rossander-Hulthén

Inositol phosphates with different numbers of phosphate groups influence iron absorption in humans
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 240-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Garry J Handelman, Zachary D Nightingale, Alice H Lichtenstein, Ernst J Schaefer, and Jeffrey B Blumberg

Lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations in plasma after dietary supplementation with egg yolk
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 247-251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glenn T Gerhard, M Rene Malinow, Thomas G DeLoughery, Adam J Evans, Gary Sexton, Sonja L Connor, Rosemary C Wander, and William E Connor

Higher total homocysteine concentrations and lower folate concentrations in premenopausal black women than in premenopausal white women
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 252-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karin H van het Hof, Ingeborg A Brouwer, Clive E West, Edward Haddeman, Régine PM Steegers-Theunissen, Marijke van Dusseldorp, Jan A Weststrate, Tom KAB Eskes, and Joseph GAJ Hautvast

Bioavailability of lutein from vegetables is 5 times higher than that of ß-carotene
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 261-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pregnancy and lactation:

Darna L Dufour, Julio C Reina, and GB Spurr

Energy intake and expenditure of free-living, pregnant Colombian women in an urban setting
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 269-276. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beverly J Tepper and Annie C Seldner

Sweet taste and intake of sweet foods in normal pregnancy and pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 277-284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Growth, development, and pediatrics:

Virginia A Bennett, Enrique Morales, José González, Janet M Peerson, Guillermo López de Romaña, and Kenneth H Brown

Effects of dietary viscosity and energy density on total daily energy consumption by young Peruvian children
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 285-291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philippe Guesnet, Prity Pugo-Gunsam, Chantal Maurage, Michèle Pinault, Bruno Giraudeau, Jean-Marc Alessandri, Georges Durand, Jean-Michel Antoine, and Charles Couet

Blood lipid concentrations of docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acids at birth determine their relative postnatal changes in term infants fed breast milk or formula
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 292-298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Pedro Pablo García Luna, Pilar Serrano Aguayo, M Jesús Jiménez Expósito, Antoni Paul Florit, Pilar García Lorda, and Jordi Salas Salvadó

Hypermetabolism and progression of HIV infection
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 299-300. [Full Text]  

Steven Grinspoon

Reply to PP García Luna et al
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 300-301. [Full Text]  

Steven B Heymsfield and Donald P Kotler

Reply to PP García Luna et al
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 301. [Full Text]  

William B Grant

Lactose maldigestion and calcium from dairy products
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 301-302. [Full Text]  

Fabrizis L Suarez, Jacqueline Adshead, Julie K Furne, and Michael D Levitt

Reply to WB Grant
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 302-303. [Full Text]  

Jay B Lavine

Protein intake and the risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 303. [Full Text]  

Ronald G Munger, James R Cerhan, and Brian C-H Chiu

Reply to JB Lavine
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 303. [Full Text]  

Errata:

Erratum
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 303. [Full Text]  

Erratum
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 304. [Full Text]  

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