Introduction / W.W. Wong and S.A. Abrams -- Production of stable isotopes for nutrition-related research / W.W. Wong and S.A. Abrams -- The measurement of protein kinetics with stable isotope tracers / F. Jahoor -- Stable isotope studies of mineral metabolism : calcium, magnesium and iron / S. Abrams -- Evaluation of trace mineral status and bioavailability using stable isotopes (zinc, copper, selenium, molybdenum) / N.M. Lowe and C.S. Broome -- Energy utilization with doubly labelled water ([superscript 2]H[subscript 2][superscript 18]O) / W.W. Wong -- Body composition measurements with [superscript 2]H and [superscript 18]O isotope dilution / W.W. Wong -- Stable isotopes and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in studies of glucose metabolism in children / A.L. Sunehag and M.W. Haymond -- Cholesterol and other lipid metabolism / R.E. Ostlund