The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Dennis M Bier, MD

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The American Journal of
CLINICAL NUTRITION
A Publication of the American Society for Nutrition
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ® (ISSN 0002-9165) is a
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of basic and clinical studies relevant to human nutrition. To read the
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Editor-in-Chief
Dennis M Bier, MD
Assistant Editor
D’Ann Finley, PhD
David B Allison, PhD
David H Alpers, MD
Arne V Astrup, MD, DMSc
Barbara A Bowman, PhD
Kevin D Cashman, PhD
Paul M Coates, PhD
Associate Editors
Naomi K Fukagawa, MD, PhD
David M Klurfeld, PhD
Richard D Mattes, PhD
Eric B Rimm, ScD
Ricardo Uauy, MD, PhD
Jamy D Ard, MD
Stephanie Chiuve, PhD
Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD
David S Freedman, PhD
Dominique S Michaud, ScD
Edward Saltzman, MD
Editorial Board
Fergus Shanahan, MD
John L Sievenpiper, MD, PhD
E O’Brian Smith, PhD
John D Sorkin, MD, PhD
S Stanley Young, PhD
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Darren T Early
Editorial Assistants
Marilyn Meadows
Charlotte Phillips
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SUSTAINING PARTNERS
The American Society for Nutrition is pleased to acknowledge the generous support of these organizations.
Abbott Nutrition
Alliance for Potato Research & Education
Almond Board of California
Biofortis Clinical Research
The Coca-Cola Company
Council for Responsible Nutrition
Dairy Research Institute
The Dannon Company
DSM Nutritional Products, LLC
Egg Nutrition Center
General Mills Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition
Herbalife Nutrition Institute
The Hillshire Brands Company
Kellogg Company
Kraft Foods Group
Mars Chocolate North America
McCormick Science Institute
McDonald’s
Mondelez, Inc
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Nestlé Nutrition Institute
PepsiCo
Pfizer, Inc
Pharmavite, LLC
Solae, LLC
The Sugar Association
Tate & Lyle
Unilever North America
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014–2015
President
Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Vice President
Patrick J Stover, PhD
Vice President-Elect
Marian L Neuhouser, PhD, RD
Past President
Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD
Treasurer
Barbara Lyle, PhD
Secretary
Catherine Field, PhD, RD
RIS Director
Kevin Schalinske, PhD
GNC Chair
Lynnette Neufeld, PhD
MNC Chair
Connie Bales, PhD, RD
NSC Chair
Cindy Davis, PhD
Directors-at-Large
Paul M Coates, PhD
Edward Saltzman, MD
SPR Chair
Michael McBurney, PhD
ASNF President
Robert M Russell, MD
Executive Officer
John E Courtney, PhD