Annals ofNutrition

Volume: 5 - Number: 41 - August 15, 2005

Outstanding

Lutein Bioavailability Is Higher from Lutein-Enriched Eggs than from Supplements and Spinach in Men

Meal Replacements Are as Effective as Structured Weight-Loss Diets for Treating Obesity in Adults with Features of Metabolic Syndrome

Short-Term Low-Protein Intake Does Not Increase Serum Parathyroid Hormone Concentration in Humans

Dietary Restriction and Immune Function

Biochemical and Molecular Actions of Nutrients

1,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol-Mediated Calcium Absorption and Gene Expression Are Higher in Female than in Male Mice

Enteral Administration of Soybean Phosphatidylcholine Enhances the Lymphatic Absorption of Lycopene, but Reduces That of -Tocopherol in Rats

Community and international nutrition

Differential Response Patterns Affect Food-Security Prevalence Estimates for Households with and without Children

Daily Iron Alone but Not in Combination with Multimicronutrients Increases Plasma Ferritin Concentrations in Indonesian Infants with Inflammation

An Adapted Version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Module Is a Valid Tool for Assessing Household Food Insecurity in Campinas, Brazil

Human nutrition and metabolism

Soyasaponin I and Sapongenol B Have Limited Absorption by Caco-2 Intestinal Cells and Limited Bioavailability in Women

The Fermentation of Different Dietary Fibers Is Associated with Fecal Clostridia Levels in Men

Lutein Bioavailability Is Higher from Lutein-Enriched Eggs than from Supplements and Spinach in Men

Meal Replacements Are as Effective as Structured Weight-Loss Diets for Treating Obesity in Adults with Features of Metabolic Syndrome

Short-Term Low-Protein Intake Does Not Increase Serum Parathyroid Hormone Concentration in Humans

Dairy Intake Is Associated with Lower Body Fat and Soda Intake with Greater Weight in Adolescent Girls

Nutrients metabolism

Estrogen Prevents the Reduction in Fractional Calcium Absorption Due to Energy Restriction in Mature Rats

Nutritional Immunology

Lactobacillus GG Bacteria Ameliorate Arthritis in Lewis Rats

Biotin Deficiency Blocks Thymocyte Maturation, Accelerates Thymus Involution, and Decreases Nose-Rump Length in Mice

Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Modulate In Vivo, Antigen-Driven CD4+ T-Cell Proliferation in Mice

Nutritional Interactions and Toxicity

Isolated Soy Protein Consumption Reduces Urinary Albumin Excretion and Improves the Serum Lipid Profile in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Nephropathy

Various Nondigestible Saccharides Open a Paracellular Calcium Transport Pathway with the Induction of Intracellular Calcium Signaling in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells

Ingestion of Guar Gum Hydrolysate, a Soluble and Fermentable Nondigestible Saccharide, Improves Glucose Intolerance and Prevents Hypertriglyceridemia in Rats Fed Fructose

Piperine Enhances the Bioavailability of the Tea Polyphenol (–)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate in Mice

Copper Deficiency Reduces Iron Absorption and Biological Half-Life in Male Rats

Nutritional Requirements

Vitamin A Deficiency Impairs Fetal Islet Development and Causes Subsequent Glucose Intolerance in Adult Rats

Recent Advances in Nutritional Sciences

Dietary Restriction and Immune Function