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discretionary fat

Spanish translation: grasa discrecional

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English term or phrase:discretionary fat
Spanish translation:grasa discrecional
Entered by: kuatroka

03:39 May 20, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: discretionary fat
discretionary fat includes fat gained by choosing rich foods.
kuatroka
grasa discrecional
Explanation:
Discretionary fat includes amounts of fat above that consumed if the lowest fat choices were made in all the food groups "The Dietary Guidelines: Surveillance Issues and Research Needs Let the Pyramid Guide Your Food Choices: Capturing the Total Diet Concept
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Dorritt
Local time: 06:42
Grading comment
gracias, creo que el contexto que dí, esta traducción va mejor
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +3gordura voluntaria
Henry Hinds
4 +1grasa discrecional
Dorritt


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gordura voluntaria


Explanation:
Así es el concepto.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 22:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 340

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Penelope Ausejo: Tiene mucho sentido... Salu2 Henry :)
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pepis.
agree  LCK
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lisa.
agree  Victor Kripper
8 hrs
  -> Gracia, Daluz.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grasa discrecional


Explanation:
Discretionary fat includes amounts of fat above that consumed if the lowest fat choices were made in all the food groups "The Dietary Guidelines: Surveillance Issues and Research Needs Let the Pyramid Guide Your Food Choices: Capturing the Total Diet Concept


    Reference: http://www.opsecu.org/boletin/boletin%2011.pdf
Dorritt
Local time: 06:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
gracias, creo que el contexto que dí, esta traducción va mejor

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvette Arcelay (X)
7 hrs
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