Volume 91: Issue 4

Contents

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Invited commentary: Calcium and osteoporotic fracture

Haakon E. Meyer

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Short communication: Evaluation of the protective effects of α-tocopherol and retinol against ochratoxin A cytotoxicity

A. Baldi, M. N. Losio, F. Cheli, R. Rebucci, L. Sangalli, E. Fusi, B. Bertasi, E. Pavoni, S. Carli and I. Politis

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Phyto-oestrogens, their mechanism of action: current evidence for a role in breast and prostate cancer

Pamela J. Magee and Ian R. Rowland

533

Bovine lactoferrin reduces plasma triacylglycerol and NEFA accompanied by decreased hepatic cholesterol and triacylglycerol contents in rodents

Takashi Takeuchi, Hirohiko Shimizu, Kunio Ando and Etsumori Harada

539

Biohydrogenation of dietary n-3 PUFA and stability of ingested vitamin E in the rumen, and their effects on microbial activity in sheep

S. Chikunya, G. Demirel, M. Enser, J. D. Wood, R. G. Wilkinson and L. A. Sinclair

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Effects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, breed and dietary vitamin E on the fatty acids of lamb muscle, liver and adipose tissue

G. Demirel, A. M. Wachira, L. A. Sinclair, R. G. Wilkinson, J. D. Wood and M. Enser

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Urinary isoflavone kinetics: the effect of age, gender, food matrix and chemical composition

Marian S. Faughnan, Ann Hawdon, Eric Ah-Singh, Jonathan Brown, D. J. Millward and Aedin Cassidy

575

Linoleate supplementation in steers modifies lipid composition of plasma lipoproteins but does not alter their fluidity

Valérie Scislowski, Denys Durand, Dominique Gruffat-Mouty, Claude Motta and Dominique Bauchart

585

Dietary sodium requirement determined for juvenile hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus) reared in fresh water and seawater

Shi-Yen Shiau and Li-Shan Lu

591

Effect of fat replacement by inulin or lupin-kernel fibre on sausage patty acceptability, post-meal perceptions of satiety and food intake in men

Bridie J. Archer, Stuart K. Johnson, Helen M. Devereux, Amynta L. Baxter

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Fractional magnesium absorption is significantly lower in human subjects from a meal served with an oxalate-rich vegetable, spinach, as compared with a meal served with kale, a vegetable with a low oxalate content

Torsten Bohn, Lena Davidsson, Thomas Walczyk and Richard F. Hurrell

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Influence of soya-based infant formula consumption on isoflavone and gut microflora metabolite concentrations in urine and on faecal microflora composition and metabolic activity in infants and children

Leane Hoey, Ian R. Rowland, Antony S. Lloyd, Don B. Clarke and Helen Wiseman

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Are those in need taking dietary supplements? A survey of 21923 adults

R. A. Harrison, D. Holt, D. J. Pattison and P. J. Elton

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Does dietary calcium have a protective effect on bone fractures in women? A meta-analysis of observational studies

Liangzhi Xu, Patrick McElduff, Catherine D'Este and John Attia

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Estimated intake of milk fat is negatively associated with cardiovascular risk factors and does not increase the risk of a first acute myocardial infarction. A prospective case–control study

Eva Warensjö, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Lars Berglund, Kurt Boman, Bo Ahrén, Lars Weinehall, Bernt Lindahl, Göran Hallmans and Bengt Vessby

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Association of adipose tissue arachidonic acid content with BMI and overweight status in children from Cyprus and Crete

Savvas C. Savva, Charalambos Chadjigeorgiou, Christos Hatzis, Michael Kyriakakis, George Tsimbinos, Michael Tornaritis and Anthony Kafatos