The Journal of Nutrition 1967 Volume 93 No.1
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THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION* OFFICIAL OEGAN OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION Richard H. Barnes, E d i t o r Graduate School of Nutrition Cornell University, Savage Hall Ithaca, New York Harold H. Williams E. N eige Todhunter Associate Editor Biographical Editor EDITORIAL BOARD L. M. Henderson H. E. Säuberlich H. N. Munro F. W. H i l l Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater Doris Howes Calloway Gennard Matrone George H. Beaton J . M . B e l l Clara A. Storvick B. Connor Johnson Roy S. Emery Samuel J. Fomon William N. Pearson M. K. Horwitt Paul M. N ewberne F. H. Kratzer Kendall W. King Boyd L. O’Dell Herbert P. Sarett VOLUME 93 SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 1967 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION® ® Trade m ark registered, U. S. Patent Office Copyright © 1967 by T h e W is t a r I n s t it u t e o f A n a t o m y and Bio l o g y All rights reserved / Contents No. 1 SEPTEMBER 1967 Lydia Jane Roberts — A Biographical Sketch. Franklin C. B in g .............. 3 The Biological Value of Selenium in Bovine Milk for the Rat and Chick. M. M. Mathias, D. E. Hogue and J. K. L oosli................................... 14 Use of Free Plasma Amino Acid Levels for Estimating Amino Acid Require ments of the Growing Rat. J. M. McLaughlan and W. I. lllman ... 21 Protein as a Carbohydrate Precursor in the Chick. Ruth Renner and A. M. Elcom be..................................................................................... 25 Metabolic Effects of Feeding “Carbohydrate-free” Diets to Chicks. Ruth Renner and A. M. Elcombe ............................................................... 31 ^-Carotene vs. Retinyl Acetate for the Baby Pig and the Effect upon Ergocalciferol Requirement. D. G. Hendricks, E. R. Miller, D. E. Ullrey, R. D. Struthers, B. V. Baltzer, J. A. Hoefer and R. W. Luecke 37 Alleviation of Methionine and Homocystine Toxicity in the Rat. N. J. Benevenga and A. E. Harper............................................................... 44 Effect of Protein Intake on the Development of Abnormal Tryptophan Metabolism by Men during Vitamin Be Depletion. Lorraine T. Miller and Helen Linkswiler ......................................................................... 53 Serum Selenium and Related Parameters of Naturally and Experimentally Fed Horses. Howard D. Stowe ........................................................ 60 Effect of Various Sugars and Sugar Substitutes on Dental Caries in Hamsters and Rats. Goran Frostell, Paul H. Keyes and Rachel H. Larson ................................................................................................. 65 Toxicity of Red Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the Rat. H. F. Hintz, D. E. Hogue and Lennart Krook....................................................... 77 Relative Magnesium Deficiency in the Rat. Lowell A. G oldsm ith.......... 87 The Mechanism of the Lysine-Arginine Antagonism in the Chick: Effect of lysine on digestion, kidney arginase, and liver transamidinase. James D. Jones, Sandra J. Petersburg and Philip C. B urnett............ 103 Effect of Dietary Carbohydrate on the Serum Protein Components of Two Strains of Rats. Florence L. Lakshmanan, Ernest M. Schuster and Mildred Adams ................................................................................... 117 The Journal of Nutrition Guide for Authors .................................. 126 in v IV CONTENTS No. 2 OCTOBER 1967 (PART I) Effect of Propionate on the Induction of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Chicks and Rats. S. Venkataraman, D. K. Biswas and B. Connor Johnson . 131 Assessment of Nutritional Status of Men: Protein. Itsiro Nakagawa and Youko Masana..................................................................................... 135 Effect of Dietary Fat and Cholesterol on the in vitro Incorporation of Acetate-I4C into Hen Liver and Ovarian Lipids. Joseph F. Weiss, Edward C. Naber and Ralph M. Johnson......................................... 142 Effect of Dietary Fat and D-Thyroxine on the Incorporation of Acetate-l-14C into Egg Yolk Lipids. Joseph F. Weiss, Edward C. Naber and Ralph M. Johnson............................................................................... 153 Upper Intestinal Tract Infection Produced by E. acervulina and Absorption of 65Zn and 13T-labeled Oleic Acid. D. E. Turk and J. F. Stephens . 161 Effect on the Young Rat of Maternal Protein Restriction. Frances J. Zeman 167 Intestinal Carbohydrase Activity and Carbohydrate Utilization in Mature Sheep. F. G. Hembry, M. C. Bell and R. F. H a ll................................ 175 A Controlled Environment System for New Trace Element Deficiencies. J. Cecil Smith and Klaus Schw arz..................................................... 182 Destruction of Molar Teeth in Rats Fed Amino Acid Diets. James W. Nord strom and E. L. R. Stokstad ............................................................. 189 Site and Rate of Active Transport of L-Lysine in the Intestine of the Fowl. J. R. Fearon and F. H. B ird ............................................................. 198 Effects of Dietary EDTA and Cadmium on Absorption, Excretion and Re tention of Orally Administered 65Zn in Various Tissues of Zinc- deficient and Normal Goats and Calves. G. W. Powell, W. J. Miller and D. M. Blackmon ......................................................................... 203 Relationships between Vitamin Bs-vitamer Content and the Activities of Two Transaminase Enzymes in Rat Tissues at Varying Intake Levels of Vitamin B6. Myron Brin and V. F. T h iele..................................... 213 Influence of Carbohydrate and Nitrogen Sources on the Rumen Volatile Fatty Acids and Ethanol of Cattle Fed Purified Diets. E. R. 0rskov and R. R. Oltjen ................................................................................. 222 Pyridoxine Deficiency and Iron Metabolism in the Pregnant Rat: Maternal Responses. Avanelle Kirksey and Mary H. Tabacchi........................ 229 Effect of Gossypol on the Iron-binding Capacity of Serum in Swine. J. E. Braham, R. Jarquín, R. Bressani, J. M. González and L. G. Elias . 241 / CONTENTS V No 2 OCTOBER 1967 (PART II) — Supplement 1 Trends in Fat Disappearance in the United States, 1909-65 Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Development of Disappearance Data ....................................................... 2 Methodology ............................................................................................... 3 Fat Disappearance ..................................................................................... 4 Total Fat ............................................................................................. 4 Fat-containing Foods or Food Groups ............................................... 5 The Fats and Oils Groups .................................................................. 6 Discussion of Analysis of Fat Disappearance ............................................ 6 Year-to-year Variability ....................................................................... 6 Plateaus in Fat Disappearance ......................................................... 7 Increase in a Major Source of F a t ..................................................... 8 A Change in the Method of Compilation........................................... 8 A Generalized Change in Methodology ............................................. 8 Trends in Fat Disappearance Since 1940 .......................................... 11 Disappearance of Fatty A cids..................................................................... 12 Trends in Production and Disappearance of Fats and O ils...................... 14 Per Capita Production of Food Fats and O ils...................................... 15 Disappearance of Vegetable Oils ........................................................ 15 Summary and Conclusions......................................................................... 16 Literature Cited ........................................................................................... 17 Appendix — Tables ..................................................................................... 19 No. 3 NOVEMBER 1967 An Eye Lesion in Rats Fed Low Chromium Diets. Edward E. Roginski and Walter Mertz ............................................................................... 249 Effect of 6-Aminonicotinamide and of Added Vitamin A on Fusion of Embryonic Rat Palates in vitro. Gordon S. Myers, Nicholas L. Petrakis and Melvin L e e ..................................................................... 252 Morphological and Respiratory Changes in Rat Liver Mitochondria Resulting from a Low Casein Diet. Naoko H arada............................ 263 Effect of Dietary Calcium, Buffering Capacity, Lactose and EDTA on pH of and Calcium Absorption from Gastrointestinal Segments in the Growing Rat. R. Ali and J. L. Evans ............................................... 273 Complex Formation of Allylamine with Pyridoxal Phosphate and Inhibition of GO-T and GP-T of Human Serum and Rat Liver by Allylamine. Fumio Kuzuya, Michihiro Kitagawa and Kozo Yam ada...................... 280 Effect of Ration upon the Intestinal Distribution of Ca, Mg, Na, K and N in Calves. S. C. Perry, R. G. Cragle and J. K. M iller........................ 283 i VI CONTENTS Transmural Movements of Zinc, Manganese, Cadmium and Mercury by Rat Small Intestine. Benjamin M. Sahagian, I. Harding-Barlow and H. Mitchell Perry, Jr...........................................................................