August Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76

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Hi All,

The new issue of August Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 came in. It is not in

Medline yet. I attached the list of titles. PDFs of abstracts or full

texts are off-list available.

I will get back to the individual papers I liked more later. For now, some

quick takes:

Regarding “Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase: a link between folate and

riboflavin?”,

the considerable % of CRONies who are vegetarians and at increased risk

maybe should beware that 10-15% of the population are at increased risk of

homocysteine imbalance due to alteration of this enzyme.

Regarding “Association of the fatty acid profile of serum lipids with

glucose and insulin metabolism during 2 fat-modified diets in subjects with

impaired glucose tolerance”

I thought you might enjoy the details, especially Dean and maybe :

” 31 subjects with impaired glucose tolerance were randomly counseled to

consume the Mono [40% fat; 11%, 19%, and 8% of energy as saturated,

monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (S:M:P), respectively] or

the Poly (34% fat; S:M:P of 11%:10%:10%) diet for 8 wk. …. at baseline and

at 8 wk.

Results: At baseline, a higher glucose effectiveness (SG) was associated

with higher proportions of oleic (r = 0.57, P = 0.04) and linolenic (r =

0.64, P = 0.01) acids in phospholipids. An increase in the proportions of

oleic and linolenic acids in phospholipids was associated with a decrease in

fasting plasma glucose [r = -0.53 (P = 0.002) and r = -0.47 (P = 0.009),

respectively]. An increase in the SG was associated with an increase in the

proportion of oleic acid (r = 0.55, P = 0.004) and with a decrease in that

of arachidonic acid (r = -0.40, P = 0.04) in phospholipids.

Conclusions: The beneficial changes in fasting plasma glucose and in the SG

during the Mono diet were associated with alterations in the proportions of

oleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids in phospholipids.”

Regarding “Whole-grain intake is favorably associated with metabolic risk

factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the Framingham

Offspring Study”

Whole grains are good.

Regarding:

Longitudinal changes in body composition in older men and women: role of

body weight change and physical activity,

The study was nice IMO in showing the risk of losing fat-free mass despite

exercise during aging for those who lose weight. It seemed to me that they

lost a greater % in fat mass, though.

“fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) …. sports and recreational activity

(SRA) of 53 men and 78 women with a mean (±SD) initial age of 60.7 ± 7.8

y ….

Results: FFM decreased in men (2.0% per decade) but not in women, whereas FM

increased similarly in both sexes (7.5% per decade). Levels of SRA decreased

more in men than in women over the follow-up period. Baseline age and level

of SRA were inversely and independently associated with changes in FM in

women only. Neither age nor level of SRA was associated with changes in FFM

in men or women. Weight-stable subjects lost FFM. FFM accounted for 19% of

body weight in those who gained weight, even in the presence of decreased

levels of SRA. Loss of FFM (33% of body weight) was pronounced in those who

lost weight, despite median SRA levels >4184 kJ/wk.”

Cheers, Al.

Alan Pater, Ph.D.; Faculty of Medicine; Memorial University of Newfoundland;

St. 's, NF A1B 3V6 Canada; Tel. No.: (709) 777-6488; Fax No.: (709)

777-7010; email: apater@...

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Subject: Am J Clin Nutr Table of Contents for 1 August 2002; Vol. 76,

No. 2

AJCN -- Table of Contents Alert

A new issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

has been made available:

1 August 2002; Vol. 76, No. 2

URL: http://www.ajcn.org/content/vol76/issue2/index.shtml

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Editorials

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Postprandial lipemia and obesity--any unique features?

Lars Berglund

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 299-300

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/299

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase: a link between folate and riboflavin?

Rima Rozen

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 301-302

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/301

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Review Articles

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Oxidative DNA damage in human white blood cells in dietary antioxidant

intervention studies

Moller and Steffen Loft

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 303-310

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/303

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Obesity and eating disorders

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Evidence for impaired lipolysis in abdominally obese men: postprandial

study of apolipoprotein B-48- and B-100-containing lipoproteins

Couillard, Nathalie Bergeron, Agnes Pascot, Almeras,

Bergeron, Angelo Tremblay, Denis Prud'homme, and Jean-Pierre

Despres

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 311-318

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/311

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Lipids

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Effects of the human apolipoprotein A-I promoter G-A mutation on

postprandial lipoprotein metabolism

Carmen Marin, -Miranda, Purificacion Gomez, Elier Paz, Pablo

-ez, Francisco Fuentes, Jimenez-Pereperez,

Ordovas, and Francisco -Jimenez

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 319-325

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/319

The n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid increase

systemic arterial compliance in humans

Nestel, Hideki Shige, Sylvia Pomeroy, Marja Cehun, Mavis Abbey,

and Raederstorff

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 326-330

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/326

Association of the fatty acid profile of serum lipids with glucose and

insulin metabolism during 2 fat-modified diets in subjects with impaired

glucose tolerance

Anne M Louheranta, Essi S Sarkkinen, Helvi M Vidgren, Ursula S Schwab,

and Matti IJ Uusitupa

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 331-337

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/331

Plant sterol ester-enriched spread lowers plasma total and LDL cholesterol

in children with familial hypercholesterolemia

Agot L Amundsen, Leiv Ose, Marit S Nenseter, and Fady Y Ntanios

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 338-344

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/338

Changes in LDL particle composition after the consumption of meals

containing different amounts and types of fat

Joanne Callow, Lucinda KM Summers, Bradshaw, and N Frayn

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 345-350

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/345

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Cardiovascular disease risk

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High-fiber oat cereal compared with wheat cereal consumption favorably

alters LDL-cholesterol subclass and particle numbers in middle-aged and

older men

M Davy, P Davy, C Ho, D Beske, R

Davrath, and L Melby

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 351-358

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/351

Arginine intake, blood pressure, and the incidence of acute coronary events

in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study

Birgitta Venho, Sari Voutilainen, Veli-Pekka Valkonen, Jyrki Virtanen,

Timo A Lakka, Tiina H Rissanen, Marja-Leena Ovaskainen, Matti

Laitinen, and Jukka T Salonen

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 359-364

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/359

Effects of high- and low-isoflavone soyfoods on blood lipids, oxidized LDL,

homocysteine, and blood pressure in hyperlipidemic men and women

JA , Cyril WC Kendall, Chung-Ja C , Philip W

Connelly, Tina , Dorothea Faulkner, Vidgen, C

Cunnane, Lawrence A Leiter, and G Josse

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 365-372

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/365

Moderate intakes of intact soy protein rich in isoflavones compared with

ethanol-extracted soy protein increase HDL but do not influence

transforming growth factor {beta}1 concentrations and hemostatic risk

factors for coronary heart disease in healthy subjects

AB , Tracey S Dean, Grainger, J , and

Helen Wiseman

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 373-377

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/373

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Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition

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Total-body skeletal muscle mass: estimation by a new dual-energy X-ray

absorptiometry method

Jaehee Kim, ZiMian Wang, B Heymsfield, N Baumgartner,

and Dympna Gallagher

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 378-383

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/378

Evaluating body fat in girls and female adolescents: advantages and

disadvantages of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

W Wong, Albert C Hergenroeder, Janice E Stuff, F Butte,

E O' , and J Ellis

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 384-389

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/384

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Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes

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Whole-grain intake is favorably associated with metabolic risk factors for

type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the Framingham Offspring

Study

Nicola M McKeown, B Meigs, Simin Liu, WF , and

F Jacques

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 390-398

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/390

Size at birth and glucose intolerance in a relatively genetically

homogeneous, high-birth weight population

Bryndis E Birgisdottir, Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir, Inga Thorsdottir,

Vilmundur Gudnason, and Rafn Benediktsson

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 399-403

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/399

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Energy and protein metabolism

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Lysine requirements of healthy adult Indian subjects receiving long-term

feeding, measured with a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance

technique

Anura V Kurpad, Meredith M Regan, Tony Raj, Antoine El-Khoury,

Kuriyan, Vaz, Deepak Chandakudlu, Veena G Venkataswamy, Sudhir

Borgonha, and Vernon R Young

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 404-412

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/404

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Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals

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Use of a short-term isotope-dilution method for determining the vitamin A

status of children

Guangwen Tang, Jian Qin, Lan-ying Hao, Shi-an Yin, and M

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 413-418

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/413

Initial uptake and absorption of nonheme iron and absorption of heme iron

in humans are unaffected by the addition of calcium as cheese to a meal

with high iron bioavailability

Zamzam K Roughead, Carol A Zito, and Janet R Hunt

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 419-425

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/419

Vitamin A deficiency in a newborn resulting from maternal hypovitaminosis A

after biliopancreatic diversion for the treatment of morbid obesity

Huerta, M , Zhaoping Li, Heber, Carson Liu,

and H Livingston

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 426-429

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/426

Angular stomatitis and riboflavin status among adolescent Bhutanese

refugees living in southeastern Nepal

Heidi Michels Blanck, Barbara A Bowman, K Serdula, Kettel

Khan, Kohn, and Bradley A Woodruff

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 430-435

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/430

Impaired functioning of thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is

dependent on riboflavin status: implications for riboflavin requirements

Helene McNulty, C McKinley, Barbara , ph McPartlin,

JJ Strain, G Weir, and M

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 436-441

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/436

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Growth, development, and pediatrics

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Calcium and zinc absorption from lactose-containing and lactose-free infant

formulas

A Abrams, Ian J , and Penni M Davila

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 442-446

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/442

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Digestion

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Evidence for lack of absorption of soy isoflavone glycosides in humans,

supporting the crucial role of intestinal metabolism for bioavailability

DR Setchell, Nadine M Brown, Zimmer-Nechemias, Wayne T

Brashear, E Wolfe, Abby S Kirschner, and E Heubi

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 447-453

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/447

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Immunity

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The ability of fish oil to suppress tumor necrosis factor {alpha}

production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in healthy men is

associated with polymorphisms in genes that influence tumor necrosis factor

{alpha} production

F Grimble, W Howell, Gillian O'Reilly, J ,

Olivera Markovic, Sharon Hirrell, J Malcolm East, and Philip C Calder

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 454-459

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/454

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AIDS and other wasting syndromes

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Body-composition measurements as predictors of glucose and insulin

abnormalities in HIV-positive men

Meininger, Colleen Hadigan, Petra Rietschel, and Grinspoon

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 460-465

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/460

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Alcohol

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Alcoholic beverage preference, diet, and health habits in the UNC Alumni

Heart Study

C Barefoot, Morten Gronbaek, R Feaganes, R Sue McPherson,

Redford B , and Ilene C Siegler

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 466-472

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/466

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Aging

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Longitudinal changes in body composition in older men and women: role of

body weight change and physical activity

Virginia A , Walter R Frontera, Ronenn Roubenoff, J

, and A Fiatarone Singh

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 473-481

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/473

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Bone metabolism

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Effect of cyclical intravenous clodronate therapy on bone mineral density

and markers of bone turnover in patients receiving home parenteral

nutrition

Kent V Haderslev, Lone Tjellesen, Henrik A Sorensen, and Staun

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 482-488

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/76/2/482

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Letters to the Editor

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Relevance of energy expenditure and energy intake to the etiology of

obesity

Didier Chapelot and Jeanine Louis-Sylvestre

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 489

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/489

Reply to D Chapelot and J Louis-Sylvestre

H Eckel

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 489-490

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/489-a

Dairy products, calcium, and prostate cancer risk in the Physicians' Health

Study

Reinhold Vieth

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 490-491

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/490

Reply to R Vieth

June M Chan

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 491

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/491

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Errata

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Erratum Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 492

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/492

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Book Reviews

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Handbook of Dietary Fiber, : edited by S Cho and Mark L Dreher, 2001,

868 pages, hardcover. Marcel Dekker, New York.

Sharon E Fleming

Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 493

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/76/2/493

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