Volume 55 Number 2 June 1998


Editorials
Leading articles
How can we avoid differences in interpretation?
Health claims: the need to match public health policy to theory
   
Factors associated with the initiation and duration of breastfeeding: a review of the literature
Jane A. Scott and Colin W. Binns
Do we agree on the interpretation of some commonly used indicators?
Dorothy Mackerras
Fat, n-6 and n-3 fatty acid intake in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients
Dianne H. Volker, Gabor A. Major and Manohar L. Garg
The body size preferences of underweight young women from different cultural backgrounds
Jennifer A. O'Dea
The calculation of the energy requirement of a critically ill child: a dietitians' survey
Melinda S. White
Viewpoint
Health claims and functional foods: time for a regulatory change
Peter Williams
Meeting reports
Celebrate food in Sydney. 17th National Dietitians Association of Australia Conference
Traditional Chinese medicine workshop, Singapore
Letters to the Editor
Food Cent$ program
Dietetic student placements
Book reviews
Nutrition: a reference handbook
Dietitian's patient education manual