Editorials:

David S Rosenblatt

Folate and homocysteine metabolism and gene polymorphisms in the etiology of Down syndrome
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 429-430. [Full Text]  

Julie A Mares-Perlman

Too soon for lutein supplements
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 431-432. [Full Text]  

Ricardo Uauy and Patricio Peirano

Breast is best: human milk is the optimal food for brain development
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 433-434. [Full Text]  

Lipids and cardiovascular risk:

Louise I Mennen, Moniek PM de Maat, Gert Meijer, Peter Zock, Diederick E Grobbee, Frans J Kok, Cornelis Kluft, and Evert G Schouten

Postprandial response of activated factor VII in elderly women depends on the R353Q polymorphism
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 435-438. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition:

Anja Kroke, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Susanne Voss, Jutta Möseneder, Frank Thielecke, Rudolf Noack, and Heiner Boeing

Validation of a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire administered in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study: comparison of energy, protein, and macronutrient intakes estimated with the doubly labeled water, urinary nitrogen, and repeated 24-h dietary recall methods
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 439-447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Barbara J Rolls, Elizabeth A Bell, and Michelle L Thorwart

Water incorporated into a food but not served with a food decreases energy intake in lean women
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 448-455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marianne BM van den Bree, Lindon J Eaves, and Johanna T Dwyer

Genetic and environmental influences on eating patterns of twins aged 50 y
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 456-465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes:

James W Anderson, Lisa D Allgood, Jan Turner, Peter R Oeltgen, and Bruce P Daggy

Effects of psyllium on glucose and serum lipid responses in men with type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 466-473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Energy and protein metabolism:

Comasia A Raguso, Paulo Pereira, and Vernon R Young

A tracer investigation of obligatory oxidative amino acid losses in healthy, young adults
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 474-483. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katharina S Kuhn, Karin Schuhmann, Peter Stehle, Dominique Darmaun, and Peter Fürst

Determination of glutamine in muscle protein facilitates accurate assessment of proteolysis and de novo synthesis–derived endogenous glutamine production
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 484-489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals:

Inke Paetau, David Rao, Eugene R Wiley, Ellen D Brown, and Beverly A Clevidence

Carotenoids in human buccal mucosa cells after 4 wk of supplementation with tomato juice or lycopene supplements
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 490-494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S Jill James, Marta Pogribna, Igor P Pogribny, Stepan Melnyk, R Jean Hine, James B Gibson, Ping Yi, Dixie L Tafoya, David H Swenson, Vincent L Wilson, and David W Gaylor

Abnormal folate metabolism and mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene may be maternal risk factors for Down syndrome
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 495-501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roshini M Ponnamperuma, Susan M Kirchhof, Lisa Trifiletti, and Luigi M De Luca

Ovariectomy increases squamous metaplasia of the uterine horns and survival of SENCAR mice fed a vitamin A–deficient diet
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 502-508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lisa Chasan-Taber, Walter C Willett, Johanna M Seddon, Meir J Stampfer, Bernard Rosner, Graham A Colditz, Frank E Speizer, and Susan E Hankinson

A prospective study of carotenoid and vitamin A intakes and risk of cataract extraction in US women
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 509-516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lisa Brown, Eric B Rimm, Johanna M Seddon, Edward L Giovannucci, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Donna Spiegelman, Walter C Willett, and Susan E Hankinson

A prospective study of carotenoid intake and risk of cataract extraction in US men
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 517-524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pregnancy and lactation:

James W Anderson, Bryan M Johnstone, and Daniel T Remley

Breast-feeding and cognitive development: a meta-analysis
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 525-535. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunity:

Dayong Wu, Mohsen Meydani, Lynette S Leka, Zachary Nightingale, Garry J Handelman, Jeffrey B Blumberg, and Simin Nikbin Meydani

Effect of dietary supplementation with black currant seed oil on the immune response of healthy elderly subjects
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 536-543. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

George A Bray and Barry M Popkin

Dietary fat affects obesity rate
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 572-573. [Full Text]  

Walter Willett

Reply to GA Bray and BM Popkin
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 573. [Full Text]  

Mark Messina

Soy, soy phytoestrogens (isoflavones), and breast cancer
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 574-575. [Full Text]  

Earl H Harrison and J Cecil Smith

Provitamin A food sources and serum retinol
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 575. [Full Text]  

Saskia de Pee, Clive E West, Dewi Permaesih, Sri Martuti, Muhilal, and Joseph GAJ Hautvast

Reply to EH Harrison and JC Smith
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 575-576. [Full Text]  

Michael J Gibney

The dietary pyramid
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 576. [Full Text]  

Walter Willett

Reply to MJ Gibney
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 576-577. [Full Text]  

Book Reviews:

Dennis Styne

Failure to Thrive and Pediatric Undernutrition: A Transdisciplinary Approach,
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 578. [Full Text]  

Anthony W Norman

Vitamin D: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications,
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 578-579. [Full Text]  

Report of a Meeting:

Sooja K Kim

National Institutes of Health workshop: Role of Nutrient Regulation of Signal Transduction in Metabolic Diseases
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 544. [Full Text]  

Daniel Hwang and Sang H Rhee

Receptor-mediated signaling pathways: potential targets of modulation by dietary fatty acids
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 545-556. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tak Yee Aw

Molecular and cellular responses to oxidative stress and changes in oxidation-reduction imbalance in the intestine
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 557-565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven D Clarke, Philippe Thuillier, Rebecca A Baillie, and Xiaoming Sha

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: a family of lipid-activated transcription factors
Am J Clin Nutr 1999 70: 566-571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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