1. Carob pulp preparation rich in insoluble fibre lowers total and LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients

   • H. J. F. Zunft
   • W. Lüder
   • J. Grünwald

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 235 - 242

2. Fatty acid profiles, antioxidant status, and growth of preterm infants fed diets without or with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

   • Berthold Koletzko
   • Ulrike Sauerwald
   • Gayle Crozier-Willi

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 243 - 253

3. Effect of carrot intake on cholesterol metabolism and on antioxidant status in cholesterol-fed rat

   • Catherine Nicolle
   • Nicolas Cardinault
   • Christian Rémésy

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 254 - 261

4. Increased binding of LDL and VLDL to apo B,E receptors of hepatic plasma membrane of rats treated with Fibernat

   • Nandini Venkatesan
   • S. Niranjali Devaraj
   • H. Devaraj

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 262 - 271

5. Synthetic and tomato-based lycopene have identical bioavailability in humans

   • Peter P. Hoppe
   • Klaus Krämer
   • Trinette van Vliet

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 272 - 278

6. Effects of sulphate- and bicarbonate-rich mineral waters on net and fractional intestinal absorption and urinary excretion of magnesium in rats

   • Christine Feillet-Coudray
   • Sophie Lafay
   • Charles Coudray

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 279 - 286

7. Iron status of adults in the capital area of Finland

   • Marjaana Lahti-Koski
   • Liisa M. Valsta
   • Antti Aro

   ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Pages: 287 - 292

8. Long chain polyunsaturate supplementation does not induce excess lipid peroxidation of piglet tissues

   • Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy
   • Meng-Chuan Huang
   • J. Thomas Brenna

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 293 - 296

9. Announcements

   ANNOUNCEMENTS Pages: 297 - 297