Editorials:

Reinhold Vieth and Samantha Kimball

Vitamin D in congestive heart failure
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 731-732. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie A Mares and Suzen M Moeller

Diet and age-related macular degeneration: expanding our view
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 733-734. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review Article:

John E Morley, David R Thomas, and Margaret-Mary G Wilson

Cachexia: pathophysiology and clinical relevance
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 735-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids:

Sabine Tricon, Graham C Burdge, Emma L Jones, Jennifer J Russell, Soraya El-Khazen, Emmanuelle Moretti, Wendy L Hall, Andrew B Gerry, David S Leake, Robert F Grimble, Christine M Williams, Philip C Calder, and Parveen Yaqoob

Effects of dairy products naturally enriched with cis-9,trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid on the blood lipid profile in healthy middle-aged men
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 744-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular disease risk:

Stefanie S Schleithoff, Armin Zittermann, Gero Tenderich, Heiner K Berthold, Peter Stehle, and Reiner Koerfer

Vitamin D supplementation improves cytokine profiles in patients with congestive heart failure: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 754-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yunsheng Ma, Jennifer A Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J Stanek, III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L Pagoto, Andrea R Hafner, and Ira S Ockene

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 760-766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debbie A Lawlor, Richard M Martin, David Gunnell, Bruna Galobardes, Shah Ebrahim, Jat Sandhu, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Peter McCarron, and George Davey Smith

Association of body mass index measured in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood with risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: findings from 3 historical cohort studies
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 767-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sidika E Kasim-Karakas, Alex Tsodikov, Uma Singh, and Ishwaral Jialal

Responses of inflammatory markers to a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet: effects of energy intake
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 774-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan M Hodgson, Valerie Burke, Lawrence J Beilin, and Ian B Puddey

Partial substitution of carbohydrate intake with protein intake from lean red meat lowers blood pressure in hypertensive persons
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 780-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition:

Parul Christian, Tianan Jiang, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Sharada R Shrestha, and Keith P West, Jr

Antenatal supplementation with micronutrients and biochemical indicators of status and subclinical infection in rural Nepal
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 788-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Benjamin Torun, Reynaldo Martorell, and Aryeh D Stein

Anthropometric predictors of body fat as measured by hydrostatic weighing in Guatemalan adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 795-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert H Eckel, Teri L Hernandez, Melanie L Bell, Kathleen M Weil, Trudy Y Shepard, Gary K Grunwald, Teresa A Sharp, Coni C Francis, and James O Hill

Carbohydrate balance predicts weight and fat gain in adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 803-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack Wang, Dympna Gallagher, John C Thornton, Wen Yu, Mary Horlick, and F Xavier Pi-Sunyer

Validation of a 3-dimensional photonic scanner for the measurement of body volumes, dimensions, and percentage body fat
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 809-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes:

Furio Brighenti, Luigi Benini, Daniele Del Rio, Cristina Casiraghi, Nicoletta Pellegrini, Francesca Scazzina, David JA Jenkins, and Italo Vantini

Colonic fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates contributes to the second-meal effect
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 817-822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Energy and protein metabolism:

Elise Mok, Catherine Eléouet-Da Violante, Christel Daubrosse, Frédéric Gottrand, Odile Rigal, Jean-Eudes Fontan, Jean-Marie Cuisset, Joëlle Guilhot, and Régis Hankard

Oral glutamine and amino acid supplementation inhibit whole-body protein degradation in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 823-828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erica PA Rutten, Frits ME Franssen, Marielle PKJ Engelen, Emiel FM Wouters, Nicolaas EP Deutz, and Annemie MWJ Schols

Greater whole-body myofibrillar protein breakdown in cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 829-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals:

Helen E Gabriel, Jimmy W Crott, Haifa Ghandour, Gerard E Dallal, Sang-Woon Choi, Mary K Keyes, Hyeran Jang, Zhenhua Liu, Marie Nadeau, Abbey Johnston, Donna Mager, and Joel B Mason

Chronic cigarette smoking is associated with diminished folate status, altered folate form distribution, and increased genetic damage in the buccal mucosa of healthy adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 835-841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy and lactation:

Lisa A Houghton, Kelly L Sherwood, Robert Pawlosky, Shinya Ito, and Deborah L O'Connor

[6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate is at least as effective as folic acid in preventing a decline in blood folate concentrations during lactation
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 842-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Growth, development, and pediatrics:

M Munirul Islam, Janet M Peerson, Tahmeed Ahmed, Kathryn G Dewey, and Kenneth H Brown

Effects of varied energy density of complementary foods on breast-milk intakes and total energy consumption by healthy, breastfed Bangladeshi children
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 851-858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boyd A Swinburn, Damien Jolley, Peter J Kremer, Arline D Salbe, and Eric Ravussin

Estimating the effects of energy imbalance on changes in body weight in children
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 859-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Digestive and liver diseases:

Bor-Shyang Sheu, Hsiu-Chi Cheng, Ai-Wen Kao, Shan-Tair Wang, Yao-Jong Yang, Hsiao-Bai Yang, and Jiunn-Jong Wu

Pretreatment with Lactobacillus- and Bifidobacterium-containing yogurt can improve the efficacy of quadruple therapy in eradicating residual Helicobacter pylori infection after failed triple therapy
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 864-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AIDS and other wasting syndromes:

Charles B Stephensen, Grace S Marquis, Robert A Jacob, Laurie A Kruzich, Steven D Douglas, and Craig M Wilson

Vitamins C and E in adolescents and young adults with HIV infection
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 870-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nutritional epidemiology and public health:

Chung-Jung Chiu, Larry D Hubbard, Jane Armstrong, Gail Rogers, Paul F Jacques, Leo T Chylack, Jr, Susan E Hankinson, Walter C Willett, and Allen Taylor

Dietary glycemic index and carbohydrate in relation to early age-related macular degeneration
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 880-886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca L Crowe, C Murray Skeaff, Timothy J Green, and Andrew R Gray

Serum fatty acids as biomarkers of fat intake predict serum cholesterol concentrations in a population-based survey of New Zealand adolescents and adults
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 887-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Shih-Chen Chang, Michael F Leitzmann, Karen A Johnson, Christine Johnson, Saundra S Buys, Robert N Hoover, and Regina G Ziegler

Folate intake, alcohol use, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 895-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eunyoung Cho, Steven H Zeisel, Paul Jacques, Jacob Selhub, Lauren Dougherty, Graham A Colditz, and Walter C Willett

Dietary choline and betaine assessed by food-frequency questionnaire in relation to plasma total homocysteine concentration in the Framingham Offspring Study
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 905-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gene-nutrient interactions:

Nicholas S Hopkinson, Kyriacos I Eleftheriou, John Payne, Annabel H Nickol, Emma Hawe, John Moxham, Hugh Montgomery, and Michael I Polkey

+9/+9 Homozygosity of the bradykinin receptor gene polymorphism is associated with reduced fat-free mass in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 912-917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Geert J Wanten

Suppressive effect of a selective increase in plasma linoleic acid concentration and intravascular lipolysis on peripheral T cell activation
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 918. [Full Text] [PDF]  

André C Carpentier and Tamas Fülöp

Reply to GJ Wanten
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 918-919. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Wainwright

Effect of nutritional manipulation on brain function: implications for future research
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 919-920. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joyce C McCann and Bruce N Ames

Reply to P Wainwright
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 920-921. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dario Giugliano and Katherine Esposito

Is the whole-diet approach better than a low-fat diet in cardiovascular risk reduction?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 921. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Lefevre and Catherine Champagne

Reply to D Giugliano and K Esposito
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 921-922. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education:

Continuing Medical Education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 923-924. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 925-926. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CME Participant Response Form
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 927. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supplement: An Evidence-Based Approach to Medical Nutrition Education:

Marilyn S Edwards

Preface
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 933-935. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda Van Horn

The Nutrition Academic Award: brief history, overview, and legacy
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 936-940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kelly M Adams, Karen C Lindell, Martin Kohlmeier, and Steven H Zeisel

Status of nutrition education in medical schools
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 941-944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy F Krebs and Laura E Primak

Comprehensive integration of nutrition into medical training
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 945-950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gail Underbakke, Patrick E McBride, and Elizabeth Spencer

Web-based resources for medical nutrition education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 951-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen C Lindell, Kelly M Adams, Martin Kohlmeier, and Steven H Zeisel

The evolution of Nutrition in Medicine, a computer-assisted nutrition curriculum
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 956-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sachiko T St Jeor, Jessica A Krenkel, Raymond A Plodkowski, Tracy L Veach, Robbyn L Tolles, and Jennifer H Kimmel

Medical nutrition: a comprehensive, school-wide curriculum review
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 963-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa A Hark

Lessons learned from nutrition curricular enhancements
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 968-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margo N Woods

Nutrition Academic Award: nutrition education in graduate medical education
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 971-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darwin Deen

How can nutrition education contribute to competency-based resident evaluation?
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 976-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald F Kahn

Continuing Medical Education in nutrition
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 981-984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas C Heimburger

Training and certifying Physician Nutrition Specialists: the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS)
Am J Clin Nutr 2006 83: 985-987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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