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XDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
- Dietetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maximum dietary energy requirement
1, record 1, English, maximum%20dietary%20energy%20requirement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- XDER 2, record 1, English, XDER
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] amount of dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to meet the energy needs for heavy activity and good health. 3, record 1, English, - maximum%20dietary%20energy%20requirement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In addition to measuring undernourishment, FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations] recently developed an estimate of "overacquisition": the proportion of a population lying above a maximum dietary energy requirement. 4, record 1, English, - maximum%20dietary%20energy%20requirement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
- Diététique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- besoin énergétique alimentaire maximal
1, record 1, French, besoin%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique%20alimentaire%20maximal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La FAO [Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture] mesure la sous-alimentation, mais elle a aussi élaboré récemment une estimation de la «surconsommation», soit la proportion d'une population se situant au-delà du seuil des besoins énergétiques alimentaires maximaux. 1, record 1, French, - besoin%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique%20alimentaire%20maximal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
besoin énergétique alimentaire maximal : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - besoin%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique%20alimentaire%20maximal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- besoins énergétiques alimentaires maximaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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