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Record 1 2017-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Dietetics
DEF

[The] amount of dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to meet the energy needs for heavy activity and good health.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Diététique
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.

OBS

besoin énergétique alimentaire maximal : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • besoins énergétiques alimentaires maximaux

Spanish

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