Editorials:

Ton HJ Naber

Lean body mass depletion is associated with an increased length of hospital stay
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 527-528. [Full Text]  

Review Article:

Max H Pittler and Edzard Ernst

Dietary supplements for body-weight reduction: a systematic review
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 529-536. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Commentaries:

George A Bray, Samara Joy Nielsen, and Barry M Popkin

Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 537-543. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Obesity and eating disorders:

Barbara J Nicklas, Walter Ambrosius, Stephen P Messier, Gary D Miller, Brenda WJH Penninx, Richard F Loeser, Shana Palla, Eugene Bleecker, and Marco Pahor

Diet-induced weight loss, exercise, and chronic inflammation in older, obese adults: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 544-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yves Rolland, Valérie Lauwers-Cances, Marco Pahor, Judith Fillaux, Hélène Grandjean, and Bruno Vellas

Muscle strength in obese elderly women: effect of recreational physical activity in a cross-sectional study
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lipids:

Hannah E Theobald, Philip J Chowienczyk, Ros Whittall, Steve E Humphries, and Thomas AB Sanders

LDL cholesterol–raising effect of low-dose docosahexaenoic acid in middle-aged men and women
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 558-563. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tine Tholstrup, Christian Ehnholm, Matti Jauhiainen, Martin Petersen, Carl-Erik Høy, Pia Lund, and Brittmarie Sandström

Effects of medium-chain fatty acids and oleic acid on blood lipids, lipoproteins, glucose, insulin, and lipid transfer protein activities
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 564-569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter H Bisschop, Robert HJ Bandsma, Frans Stellaard, Anke ter Harmsel, Alfred J Meijer, Hans P Sauerwein, Folkert Kuipers, and Johannes A Romijn

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate and high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets decrease primary bile acid synthesis in humans
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 570-576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular disease risk:

Thomas AB Sanders, Tamara de Grassi, Jayshree Acharya, George J Miller, and Steve E Humphries

Postprandial variations in fibrinolytic activity in middle-aged men are modulated by plasminogen activator inhibitor I 4G-675/5G genotype but not by the fat content of a meal
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 577-581. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tanuja Rastogi, K Srinath Reddy, Mario Vaz, Donna Spiegelman, D Prabhakaran, Walter C Willett, Meir J Stampfer, and Alberto Ascherio

Diet and risk of ischemic heart disease in India
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 582-592. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soo Kyung Kim, Hae Jin Kim, Kyu Yeon Hur, Sung Hee Choi, Chul Woo Ahn, Sung Kil Lim, Kyung Rae Kim, Hyun Chul Lee, Kap Bum Huh, and Bong Soo Cha

Visceral fat thickness measured by ultrasonography can estimate not only visceral obesity but also risks of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 593-599. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Duk-Hee Lee, Lyn M Steffen, and David R Jacobs, Jr

Association between serum -glutamyltransferase and dietary factors: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 600-605. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dariush Mozaffarian, Tobias Pischon, Susan E Hankinson, Nader Rifai, Kaumudi Joshipura, Walter C Willett, and Eric B Rimm

Dietary intake of trans fatty acids and systemic inflammation in women
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 606-612. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition:

Claude Pichard, Ursula G Kyle, Alfredo Morabia, Arnaud Perrier, Bernard Vermeulen, and Pierre Unger

Nutritional assessment: lean body mass depletion at hospital admission is associated with an increased length of stay
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals:

Emile K Amouzou, Nicodème W Chabi, Charles E Adjalla, Rosa M Rodriguez-Guéant, François Feillet, Christian Villaume, Ambaliou Sanni, and Jean-Louis Guéant

High prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia related to folate deficiency and the 677CT mutation of the gene encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in coastal West Africa
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 619-624. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cathleen Gillespie, Carol Ballew, Barbara A Bowman, Ralph Donehoo, and Mary K Serdula

Intraindividual variation in serum retinol concentrations among participants in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 625-632. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Judy D Ribaya-Mercado, Florentino S Solon, Liza S Fermin, Christine S Perfecto, Juan Antonio A Solon, Gregory G Dolnikowski, and Robert M Russell

Dietary vitamin A intakes of Filipino elders with adequate or low liver vitamin A concentrations as assessed by the deuterated-retinol-dilution method: implications for dietary requirements
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 633-641. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael B Zimmermann, Rita Wegmüller, Christophe Zeder, Toni Torresani, and Noureddine Chaouki

Rapid relapse of thyroid dysfunction and goiter in school-age children after discontinuation of salt iodization
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 642-645. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pregnancy and lactation:

Lynnette M Neufeld, Jere D Haas, Rubén Grajéda, and Reynaldo Martorell

Changes in maternal weight from the first to second trimester of pregnancy are associated with fetal growth and infant length at birth
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 646-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Growth, development, and pediatrics:

Guansheng Ma, Manjiang Yao, Yan Liu, Aiwei Lin, Hui Zou, Alessandro Urlando, William W Wong, Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, and Kathryn G Dewey

Validation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for assessing body composition in infants
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 653-660. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J Caroline Dekkers, Robert H Podolsky, Frank A Treiber, Paule Barbeau, Bernard Gutin, and Harold Snieder

Development of general and central obesity from childhood into early adulthood in African American and European American males and females with a family history of cardiovascular disease
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 661-668. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Digestive and liver diseases:

Joseph A Murray, Tureka Watson, Beverlee Clearman, and Frank Mitros

Effect of a gluten-free diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in celiac disease
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 669-673. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunity:

Samantha Kew, Maria D Mesa, Sabine Tricon, Richard Buckley, Anne M Minihane, and Parveen Yaqoob

Effects of oils rich in eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids on immune cell composition and function in healthy humans
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 674-681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ahmad Aljada, Priya Mohanty, Husam Ghanim, Toufic Abdo, Devjit Tripathy, Ajay Chaudhuri, and Paresh Dandona

Increase in intranuclear nuclear factor B and decrease in inhibitor B in mononuclear cells after a mixed meal: evidence for a proinflammatory effect
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 682-690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cancer:

María Elena Martínez, Susanne M Henning, and David S Alberts

Folate and colorectal neoplasia: relation between plasma and dietary markers of folate and adenoma recurrence
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 691-697. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bone metabolism:

Jennifer O Fisher, Diane C Mitchell, Helen Smiciklas-Wright, Michelle L Mannino, and Leann L Birch

Meeting calcium recommendations during middle childhood reflects mother-daughter beverage choices and predicts bone mineral status
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 698-706. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Book Reviews:

Laurie J Moyer-Mileur

Human Growth: Assessment and Interpretation,: edited by Alex F Roche and Shumei S Sun, 2003, 310 pages, hardcover, $85. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 707. [Full Text]  

Elaine B Feldman

Principles of Human Nutrition,: 2nd ed, by Martin Eastwood, 2003, 680 pages, softcover, $59.99. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA.
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 707-708. [Full Text]  

Naomi K Fukagawa

Stable Isotopes in Human Nutrition—Laboratory Methods and Research Applications,: edited by Steven A Abrams and WW Wong, 2003, 182 pages, hardcover, $80. CABI Publishing, Cambridge, MA.
Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 708. [Full Text]  

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