published by HEC PRESS

EDITORS:
Mark Wahlqvist MD, Professor, Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute, 8th Floor, Menzies Building, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, AUSTRALIA and Centre for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, 35, Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 35053, TAIWAN. Fax: (+61) 3 9905 8146;

Duo Li MD, Professor, Nutrition & Food Safety, Dept of Food Science & Nutrition, Zhejiang University, 268 Kaixuan Road, Hangzhou 310029, CHINA. Fax: (+86) 571 86971024; Email: duoli@zju.edu.cn

Manuscript Editor: Dr Meei-Shyuan Lee, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, P O Box 90048-509, Neihu, Taiwan 114, ROC; Tel/Fax: (+886) 2 87910704. Email: apjcn-apcns@umail.hinet.net

Business Manager: Antigone Kouris-Blazos PhD, HEC PRESS, PO Box 4121, McKinnon, Melbourne, Victoria 3204, AUSTRALIA; info@healthyeatingclub.com

Manuscript Submission: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
apjcn-apcns@umail.hinet.net or P.O. Box 90048-509, Neihu, Taiwan, ROC,
Tel/Fax: +886-2-87910704 Administration officers: Tsai-Yi Wu, MPH; Yi-Chen Huang, MPH

Abstracting and Indexing Services: The Journal is indexed by
Index Medicus/MEDLINE
Australasian Medical Index
CAB Abstracts
Chemical Abstracts Service
Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
Current Opinion
ISI Alerting Services
Science Citation Index
SciSearch
SUBIS Current Awareness in Biomedicine
APAIS

AIMS & SCOPE OF APJCN
The aims of the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (APJCN) are to promote the education and training of clinical nutritionists in the region and to enhance the practice of human nutrition and related disciplines in their application to health and the prevention of disease.? APJCN will publish original research reports, reviews and short communications.? News, book reviews and other items will also be included.? The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership.? Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer-reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor.? The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and advises that authors should retain copies of submitted manuscripts and correspondence as material cannot be returned.? Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board.

CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION RATES
The journal is published four times per year and the prices per annum are as follows:
Personal: Hard copy (including on-line access) AU$195; on-line access only AU$150.
Institution: Hard copy (including on-line access) AU$450; On-line access only AU$300.
The journal is despatched to subscribers outside Australia by surface air-lifted delivery.