Volume 89: Issue 5

Contents

551

Online manuscript submission and reviewing for the BJN

Paul Trayhurn

552

Vitamin D in preventive medicine: are we ignoring the evidence?

Armin Zittermann

573

Na⁺/glucose co-transporter abundance and activity in the small intestine of lambs: enhancement by abomasal infusion of casein

Sameer J. Mabjeesh, Dafna Guy and David Sklan

581

Effect of 4-coumaric and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid on oxidative DNA damage in rat colonic mucosa

Francesco Guglielmi, Cristina Luceri, Lisa Giovannelli, Piero Dolara and Maura Lodovici

589

Interaction between vitamins C and E affects their tissue concentrations, growth, lipid oxidation, and deficiency symptoms in yellow perch (Perca flavescens

Kyeong-Jun Lee and Konrad Dabrowski

597

Fructans in the diet cause alterations of intestinal mucosal architecture, released mucins and mucosa-associated bifidobacteria in gnotobiotic rats

Brigitta Kleessen, Ludger Hartmann and Michael Blaut

607

Effect of genistein and daidzein on platelet aggregation and monocyte and endothelial function

Nicole Gottstein, Benjamin A. Ewins, Clair Eccleston, Gary P. Hubbard, Ian C. Kavanagh, Anne-Marie Minihane, Peter D. Weinberg and Gerald Rimbach

617

Oxidation of essential amino acids by the ovine gastrointestinal tract

Gerald E. Lobley, Xiangzhen Shen, Guowei Le, David M. Bremner, Eric Milne, A. Graham Calder, Susan E. Anderson and Ngaire Dennison

631

Metabolic effects of trans fatty acids on an experimental dietary model

María E. Colandré, Rosaura S. Diez and Claudio A. Bernal

639

The effect of conjugated linoleic acid and medium-chain fatty acids on transepithelial calcium transport in human intestinal-like Caco-2 cells

Christopher Jewell and Kevin D. Cashman

649

Digestion and nutrient net fluxes across the rumen, and the mesenteric- and portal-drained viscera in sheep fed with fresh forage twice daily: net balance and dynamic aspects

Didier Rémond, Laurence Bernard, Béatrice Chauveau, Pierre Nozière and Claude Poncet

667

Effect of smoking on erythorbic acid pharmacokinetics

Jens Lykkesfeldt, Monica L. Bolbjerg and Henrik E. Poulsen

673

Myocardial infarction risk in relation to zinc concentration in toenails

J. M. Martin-Moreno, L. Gorgojo, R. A. Riemersma, J. Gomez-Aracena, J. D. Kark, J. Guillen, J. Jimenez, J. J. Ringstad, J. Fernandez-Crehuet, P. Bode and F. J. Kok

679

Comparison of the effects of linseed oil and different doses of fish oil on mononuclear cell function in healthy human subjects

Fiona A. Wallace, Elizabeth A. Miles and Philip C. Calder

691

Effect of a mixture of conjugated linoleic acid isomers on growth performance and antibody production in broiler chicks

Kazuaki Takahashi Yukio Akiba, Toshio Iwata and Masaaki Kasai

695

Zinc supplementation has no effect on circulating levels of peripheral blood leucocytes and lymphocyte subsets in healthy adult men

Maxine Bonham, Jacqueline M. O’Connor, H. Denis Alexander, James Coulter, Paula M. Walsh, Liadhan B. McAnena, C. Stephen Downes, Bernadette M. Hannigan and J. J. Strain

705

Nutritional status of Japanese-Brazilian subjects: comparison across gender and generation

Renata D. Freire, Marly A. Cardoso, Alexandre R. Shinzato and Sandra R. G. Ferreira

713

The effect of nutrient profiles of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diets on blood pressure and bone metabolism and composition in normotensive and hypertensive rats

Lorna Doyle and Kevin D. Cashman

725

Energy balance in depleted ambulatory patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the effect of physical activity and oral nutritional supplementation

Annelies H. C. Goris, Marja A. P. Vermeeren, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Annemie M. W. J. Schols and Klaas R. Westerterp

731

The effects of exercise and protein–energy supplements on body composition and muscle function in frail elderly individuals: a long-term controlled randomised study

M. Bonnefoy, C. Cornu, S. Normand, F. Boutitie, F. Bugnard, A. Rahmani, J. R. Lacour and M. Laville

739

Higher erythrocyte 22 : 6n-3 and 22 : 5n-6, and lower 22 : 5n-3 suggest higher Δ-4-desaturation capacity in women of childbearing age

Ella N. Smit, M. Rebecca Fokkema, E. Rudy Boersma and Frits A. J. Muskiet

741

Book Review: Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies

742

Book Review: Pocket Guide to Nutrition and Dietetics