CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL BOARD -- Editorial -- Healthy lifestyle project for overweight and obese children: a pilot study -- Effects of an over-the-counter herbal weight management product (Zotrim1) on weight and waist circumference in a sample of overweight women: a consumer study -- Predictors of physician overweight and obesity in the USA: an empiric analysis -- Modern diets converging: the move to low GI/GR diets -- Low levels of cholesterol/ saturated fat index (CSI) in a Japanese-Brazilian diet -- Diet, lifestyle factors and symptoms of premenstrual syndrome -- Nutritional profiling vs guideline daily amounts as a means of helping consumers make appropriate food choices -- Functional foods and nutraceuticals in the management of obesity -- The potential role of peanuts in the prevention of obesity -- Waist to height ratio and the Ashwell1 shape chart could predict the health risks of obesity in adults and children in all ethnic groups -- Food facts -- Conference reports -- Book reviews.