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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition is published by Stockton Press, a division of Macmillan Press Ltd. It is an official journal of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS).

Scope European Journal of Clinical Nutrition is published monthly. It aims to cover theoretical aspects of nutrition; relations of function to nutritional status; nutritional causes and effects of disease; the epidemiology of disease; community nutrition and education; the determinants of eating behaviour. Papers on animal nutrition will not be accepted unless they include parallel studies on human subjects.

This journal is covered by Current Contents, Excerpta Medica, Index Medicus, BIOSIS, CABS, CAB Abstracts, CAB Health and Nutrition Research Newsletter.

The Editors of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition require all contributors to read the following statement in conjunction with the 'Directions to Contributors'.

Ethics of investigation on human subjects. Authors must state in the text of their paper the steps which they have taken to conform with accepted procedures for the maintenance of clinical standards. Consent must be obtained from each patient or subjects after full explanation of the purpose, nature and risks of all procedures used. The fact that such consent has been given should be recorded in the paper. If an Ethical Committee is in cooperation in the institution where the work was done, it should be stated in the paper that the protocol has been approved by that Committee. If no such Committee exists, this fact should also be stated in the paper. The Editors have the right and duty not to accept papers if, in their opinion, the ethical aspects are open to doubt.

Editorial Manuscripts (plus two copies) and all editorial correspondence should be sent to:

Professor JS Garrow, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The Dial House, 93 Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 2DQ, UK. Tel/Fax: + 44 (0) 1923 710665 or Dr JC Seidell, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, PO Box 1, 3720BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands Tel: +31 30 274 2470 Fax: +31 30 274 4407

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