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German to English translations [PRO] Science - Nutrition | |||||||
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metabolic turnover Explanation: High or low metabolic rate are the sceintific terms. I can't think of anything quite as colloquial as the German. |
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Suggestion Explanation: If this is in reference to animals, it would be efficient feeders vs. delicate feeders. In reference to humans you might go with people with efficient and poor digestion. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-29 02:20:25 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This is from a German/English website on cattle Galloways produce prime beef due to their excellent digestion of fodder even if the nutritive substances available are poor. http://www.galloway.de/asite/quell/info/_queleng.htm |
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efficient metabolism Explanation: I read this expression quite frequently in nutritional reports and publications. Antoinette |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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