The American Journal of

CLINICAL NUTRITION
VOLUME 105 NUMBER 6 JUNE 2017

Editorials
1253 Estimating salt intake in humans: not so easy! J Titze
See corresponding article on page 1291.
1255 Is there a better way to set population iron recommendations?
DM Frazer and GJ Anderson
See corresponding article on page 1408.
1257 Challenges in defining the role of dietary protein in bone health. B Dawson-Hughes
See corresponding article on page 1528.

Statistical Commentary
1259 Best (but oft-forgotten) practices: mediation analysis. AJ Fairchild and HL McDaniel
Original Research Communications
Lipids
1272 Dietary long-chain fatty acids and carbohydrate biomarker evaluation in a controlled
feeding study in participants from the Womens Health Initiative cohort. X Song, Y Huang,
ML Neuhouser, LF Tinker, MZ Vitolins, RL Prentice, and JW Lampe

Cardiovascular disease risk

1283 Choline and its metabolites are differently associated with cardiometabolic risk factors,
history of cardiovascular disease, and MRI-documented cerebrovascular disease in older
adults. AJ Roe, S Zhang, RA Bhadelia, EJ Johnson, AH Lichtenstein, GT Rogers,
IH Rosenberg, CE Smith, SH Zeisel, and TM Scott
1291 Validation of spot urine in predicting 24-h sodium excretion at the individual level. L Zhou,
Y Tian, J-J Fu, Y-Y Jiang, Y-M Bai, Z-H Zhang, X-H Hu, H-W Lian, M Guo, Z-X Yang,
and L-C Zhao
See corresponding editorial on page 1253.
1297 Protective effect of homovanillyl alcohol on cardiovascular disease and total mortality:
virgin olive oil, wine, and catechol-methylathion. R De la Torre, D Corella, O Castan~er,
MA Martnez-Gonzalez, J Salas-Salvador, J Vila, R Estruch, JV Sorli, F Aros, M Fiol,
E Ros, L Serra-Majem, X Pinto, E Gomez-Gracia, J Lapetra, M Ruiz-Canela, J Basora,
EM Asensio, MI Covas, and M Fito
1305 A Mediterranean diet lowers blood pressure and improves endothelial function: results
from the MedLey randomized intervention trial. CR Davis, JM Hodgson, R Woodman,
J Bryan, C Wilson, and KJ Murphy

Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition

1314 Circulating concentrations of biomarkers and metabolites related to vitamin status, one-
carbon and the kynurenine pathways in US, Nordic, Asian, and Australian populations.
Midttun, D Theofylaktopoulou, A McCann, A Fanidi, DC Muller, K Meyer, A Ulvik,
W Zheng, X-O Shu, Y-B Xiang, R Prentice, CA Thomson, M Pettinger, GG Giles,
A Hodge, Q Cai, WJ Blot, J Wu, M Johansson, J Hultdin, K Grankvist, VL Stevens,
ML McCullough, SJ Weinstein, D Albanes, A Langhammer, K Hveem, M Nss,
HD Sesso, JM Gaziano, JE Buring, I-M Lee, G Severi, X Zhang, J Han, MJ Stampfer,
SA Smith-Warner, A Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, L le Marchand, J-M Yuan, LM Butler,
W-P Koh, R Wang, Y-T Gao, U Ericson, E Sonestedt, RG Ziegler, ND Freedman,
K Visvanathan, MR Jones, C Relton, P Brennan, M Johansson, and PM Ueland
1327 Mobile-based intervention intended to stop obesity in preschool-aged children: the
MINISTOP randomized controlled trial. CD Nystrom, S Sandin, P Henriksson,
H Henriksson, Y Trolle-Lagerros, C Larsson, R Maddison, FB Ortega, J Pomeroy,
JR Ruiz, K Silfvernagel, T Timpka, and M Lof
1336 Correspondence of folate dietary intake and biomarker data. RL Bailey, VL Fulgoni,
CL Taylor, CM Pfeiffer, SV Thuppal, GP McCabe, and EA Yetley
1344 Vitamin B-6 deficiency is common and associated with poor long-term outcome in renal
transplant recipients. I Minovic, IJ Riphagen, E van den Berg, JE Kootstra-Ros,
M van Faassen, AW Gomes Neto, JM Geleijnse, ROB Gans, M Eggersdorfer, GJ Navis,
IP Kema, and SJL Bakker
 Energy and protein metabolism
1351 Impact of breakfast skipping compared with dinner skipping on regulation of energy
balance and metabolic risk. A Nas, N Mirza, F Hagele, J Kahlhofer, J Keller, R Rising,
TA Kufer, and A Bosy-Westphal

Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals

1362 Demographic, lifestyle, and genetic determinants of circulating concentrations of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and vitamin Dbinding protein in African American and European
American women. S Yao, C-C Hong, EV Bandera, Q Zhu, S Liu, T-YD Cheng, G Zirpoli,
SA Haddad, KL Lunetta, EA Ruiz-Narvaez, SE McCann, MA Troester, L Rosenberg,
(continued) JR Palmer, AF Olshan, and CB Ambrosone
1372 Vitamin D supplementation has no effect on insulin sensitivity or secretion in
vitamin Ddeficient, overweight or obese adults: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
A Mousa, N Naderpoor, MPJ de Courten, H Teede, N Kellow, K Walker, R Scragg,
and B de Courten

Pregnancy and lactation

1382 Longer exposure to a new refugee food ration is associated with reduced prevalence of
small for gestational age: results from 2 cross-sectional surveys on the Thailand-Myanmar
border. VI Carrara, W Stuetz, SJ Lee, K Sriprawat, B Po, B Hanboonkunupakarn,
FH Nosten, and R McGready

Growth, development, and pediatrics

1391 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, but not sedentary time, predicts changes in
cardiometabolic risk factors in 10-y-old children: the Active Smarter Kids Study. T Skrede,
M Stavnsbo, E Aadland, KN Aadland, SA Anderssen, GK Resaland, and U Ekelund

Aging
1399 Biomarker-calibrated nutrient intake and healthy diet index associations with mortality
risks among older and frail women from the Womens Health Initiative. O Zaslavsky,
S Zelber-Sagi, JR Hebert, SE Steck, N Shivappa, FK Tabung, MD Wirth, Y Bu, JM Shikany,
T Orchard, RB Wallace, L Snetselaar, and LF Tinker

Nutritional epidemiology and public health

1408 Modeling tool for calculating dietary iron bioavailability in iron-sufficient adults.
SJ Fairweather-Tait, A Jennings, LJ Harvey, R Berry, J Walton, and JR Dainty
See corresponding editorial on page 1255.
1415 Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo.
M Mwangome, M Ngari, G Fegan, N Mturi, M Shebe, E Bauni, and JA Berkley
1424 Diet quality of US adolescents during the transition to adulthood: changes and predictors.
LM Lipsky, TR Nansel, DL Haynie, D Liu, K Li, CA Pratt, RJ Iannotti, KW Dempster,
and B Simons-Morton
1433 Nutritional profile of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program household food and
beverage purchases. AH Grummon and LS Taillie
1443 Sodium, sugar, and fat content of complementary infant and toddler foods sold in the
United States, 2015. J Maalouf, ME Cogswell, M Bates, K Yuan, KS Scanlon, P Pehrsson,
JP Gunn, and RK Merritt
1453 Meat intake and risk of colorectal polyps: results from a large population-based screening
study in Germany. PR Carr, B Holleczek, C Stegmaier, H Brenner, and M Hoffmeister
1462 Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of
prospective studies. L Schwingshackl, C Schwedhelm, G Hoffmann, A-M Lampousi,
S Knuppel, K Iqbal, A Bechthold, S Schlesinger, and H Boeing
1474 Preconceptional and gestational weight trajectories and risk of delivering a small-for-
gestational-age baby in rural Gambia. W Johnson, SAA Elmrayed, F Sosseh, AM Prentice,
and SE Moore
1483 Dietary intake of a-linolenic acid and risk of age-related macular degeneration. J Wu,
E Cho, EL Giovannucci, BA Rosner, SM Sastry, DA Schaumberg, and WC Willett
1493 Vitamin D and calcium intake and risk of early menopause. AC Purdue-Smithe,
BW Whitcomb, KL Szegda, ME Boutot, JE Manson, SE Hankinson, BA Rosner, LM Troy,
KB Michels, and ER Bertone-Johnson
1502 Nonfermented milk and other dairy products: associations with all-cause mortality.
G Tognon, LM Nilsson, D Shungin, L Lissner, J-H Jansson, F Renstrom, M Wennberg,
A Winkvist, and I Johansson
 1512 The positive impact of general vitamin D food fortification policy on vitamin D status in
a representative adult Finnish population: evidence from an 11-y follow-up based on
standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D data. T Jaaskelainen, ST Itkonen, A Lundqvist,
M Erkkola, T Koskela, K Lakkala, KG Dowling, GLJ Hull, H Kroger, J Karppinen,
E Kyllonen, T Harkanen, KD Cashman, S Mannisto, and C Lamberg-Allardt

International nutrition
1521 The effect of lipids, a lipid-rich ready-to-use therapeutic food, or a phytase on iron
absorption from maize-based meals fortified with micronutrient powders. A Monnard,
D Moretti, C Zeder, A Steingotter, and MB Zimmermann
(continued)
Bone metabolism
1528 Dietary protein and bone health: a systematic review and meta-analysis from the National
Osteoporosis Foundation. MM Shams-White, M Chung, M Du, Z Fu, KL Insogna,
MC Karlsen, MS LeBoff, SA Shapses, J Sackey, TC Wallace, and CM Weaver
See corresponding editorial on page 1257.

Dietary supplements
1544 Odd-chain fatty acids as a biomarker for dietary fiber intake: a novel pathway for
endogenous production from propionate. K Weitkunat, S Schumann, D Nickel,
S Hornemann, KJ Petzke, MB Schulze, AFH Pfeiffer, and S Klaus
1552 Very-long-chain x-3 fatty acid supplements and adipose tissue functions: a randomized
controlled trial. KC Hames, M Morgan-Bathke, DA Harteneck, L Zhou, JD Port, IR Lanza,
and MD Jensen

Renal disease
1559 Continuous renal replacement therapy: a potential source of calories in the critically ill.
AM New, EM Nystrom, E Frazee, JJ Dillon, KB Kashani, and JM Miles

Letters to the Editor

1564 More ways to successfully supplement vitamin D. JP van Wouwe and CI Lanting
1564 Reply to JP van Wouwe and CI Lanting. MD Akkermans, SRBM Eussen,
JM van der Horst-Graat, RM van Elburg, JB van Goudoever, and F Brus
1566 Dietary fat restrictions in young children and the later risk of obesity. MF Rolland-Cachera,
A Briend, and KF Michaelsen
1567 Reply to MF Rolland-Cachera et al. SM Vanderhout, CS Birken, and JL Maguire
1567 Meta-analysis of red meat intake and cardiovascular risk factors: methodologic
limitations. A Satija, VS Malik, WC Willett, and FB Hu
1568 Reply to A Satija et al. LE OConnor, JE Kim, and WW Campbell

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