Annals ofNutrition

Volume: 6 - Number: 56 - November 15, 2006

Outstanding

Association of maternal smoking with overweight at age 3 y in American Indian children

Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican children

The insulin-like growth factor axis: a potential link between glycemic index and cancer

Science-based micronutrient fortification: which nutrients, how much, and how to know?

Body Composition, Diet and Nutritional Status

Inflammation contributes to low plasma amino acid concentrations in patients with chronic kidney disease

Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes

The glycemic index of foods influences postprandial insulin-like growth factor–binding protein responses in lean young subjects

Cardiovascular disease risk

A proinflammatory state is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia in the elderly

Editorial

Response of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition to the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy

The insulin-like growth factor axis: a potential link between glycemic index and cancer

Science-based micronutrient fortification: which nutrients, how much, and how to know?

Energy and Proteic Metabolism

Whole-body protein anabolic response is resistant to the action of insulin in obese women

Altered interorgan response to feeding in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The daily valine requirement of healthy adult Indians determined by the 24-h indicator amino acid balance approach

Growth, Development and Paediatric

Association of maternal smoking with overweight at age 3 y in American Indian children

Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican children

Short-term effects of vitamin A and antimalarial treatment on erythropoiesis in severely anemic Zanzibari preschool children

Lipids

Lack of effect of dietary conjugated linoleic acids naturally incorporated into butter on the lipid profile and body composition of overweight and obese men

Increasing dietary palmitic acid decreases fat oxidation and daily energy expenditure

Long-chain n–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in plasma in British meat-eating, vegetarian, and vegan men

Obesity and eating disorders

Eating behavior among women with anorexia nervosa

Energy intakes of children after preloads: adjustment, not compensation

Review Articles

Is docosahexaenoic acid, an n–3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, required for development of normal brain function? An overview of evidence from cognitive and behavioral tests in humans and animals

Vitamine, Minerals and Phytochemicals

Only a small proportion of anemia in northeast Thai schoolchildren is associated with iron deficiency

Increasing the iodine concentration in the Swiss iodized salt program markedly improved iodine status in pregnant women and children: a 5-y prospective national study