Sentences with phrase «are less than optimal for»

Consequently, sources of high - fructose carbohydrates, such as fruit and sweets, are less than optimal for the task.

While recent wins and losses can be a source for insight, they are less than optimal for deep profound buyer insight.

I think anything different is less than optimal for the players we have.

The main problem is that as a trade organization you can not come out with strong statements for best practice without offending some of your friends on the board who are manufacturing the products that have proven to be less than optimal for baby.

«Even at tail - beat frequencies that were less than optimal for the live fish, the shiners were always more drawn to the naturally colored robot,» Porfiri added.

Ponying up tens of thousands of dollars for a rooftop solar installation simply isn't an option for many of us, and if you don't own your roof, or your roof is less than optimal for producing solar energy, there really isn't a simple way to purchase solar electricity for your home otherwise.

Not exact matches

Essentially they are using high - cost structures and delivering less than optimal benefits for the charitable purposes that constitute their missions.

This is good for first - time home buyers because FHA loans allow for a low down payment of just 3.5 %, which can help a household with good income but less - than - optimal savings move from renting into homeownership.

It is an extremely light safety razor that has a less than optimal balance point for shaving.

On the other hand, God must so act in the interests of both the self and all others as thereby to establish the cosmic order of natural law that sets the optimal limits of all other action, where by «optimal limits» I mean limits such that, were they to be set otherwise than they are, the ratio between opportunities for good and risks of evil would be less rather than more favorable than it in fact is.

I recognize that based on studies that is a less - than - optimal choice on average and that it is not «normal» and could disrupt the birth process and result in complications for the mother and baby.

Here is my story, and as you'll read, I experienced less than an optimal outcome even among a group that is known for being more rogue.

«While breast milk of mothers consuming a healthy diet is typically nutritious, special diets and other factors can result in less than optimal nutrition for the baby.

Be intentional when you can, forgive yourself and ask for forgiveness for your less - than - optimal - sometimes - even - awful parenting moments, and don't even worry so much about being a «better» mom (and, yes, I get the irony of this point and the title of the article!).

Beck and Watson also found that the mothers who were very determined, and those who were motivated by a desire to «make up» for a baby's less than optimal arrival, were more likely to meet their breastfeeding goals.

And I quote: «To achieve maximal security for the baby and optimal availability of breastfeeding, mothers are advised to take the baby of less than four months of age into their bed for feeding during the night, but afterwards to place the baby on its back into his own crib...»

This, combined with the book's recommendation for less than optimal numbers of feedings, could have been the cause of many of the cases we have seen of «Babywise» babies with poor weight gain and a diagnosis of failure to thrive,» says Barger, who has served as president of ILCA and as a member of the examining board for lactation consultants» professional certification.

While baby rides comfortably with padded head / back support, breathable fabric and two sets of straps for adjusting the size of the pouch, the Flip can be less comfortable for the wearer — shoulder straps and waist strap are less padded than those on other carriers, making it less optimal for heavier children or longer periods of carrying.

All charts below are based on optimal amounts for a well - rested child, not what isnecessarily common (since many children sleep less and wake more frequently than what I would consider ideal).

We should remember that exposure to fresh air is a critical requirement for optimal health; regular exposure to fresh air is no less important to our health than eating healthy foods, getting regular, restful sleep, exercising our bodies, having mature and loving relationships, and consistently feeling emotionally balanced.

(For exhibit A, see the process of healthcare reform in the US, which we can safely say has been considerably less than Pareto optimal).

«When supervisors listen and acknowledge [the] space problems trainees are having in the lab, it helps [the trainees] feel respected and appreciated for working in less - than - optimal circumstances,» says Linda Ligenza, a clinical social worker with the Center for Mental Health Services in Washington, D.C.

«The overall diet is still far from optimal - less than one - third of American adults meet guidelines for most foods,» said senior study author Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston.

Critics of solar power charge that conditions for optimal solar energy production are rare and that even then, the conversion of solar energy is less than ideal at about 15 percent efficiency.

Currently available treatments for kidney cancer are less than optimal.

So if your hip extension is less than optimal, your lower body strength and power will be largely compromised, meaning that your deadlifts and squats, for example, will be weaker than they have to be.

Ultimately, operating from a survival state means your life is driven by unconscious impulses that serve only to get you away from an immediate threat, not to set you up for success down the road, which can lead to less than optimal decisions in a moment of panic.

Less than optimal digestion can happen for other reasons too: not enough gut flora to aid the digestive process, not enough water and / or fibre to help our body move all that digested food out of us, or too much protein which is super hard for our system to breakdown.

But, based on the fact that most eating a whole foods diet (little to no processed, prepared, or restaurant foods) ingest far less salt than realized, (and far less than what the boatload of salt most Americans ingest in the processed foods), you'll likely want to include salt to be in the optimal bell curve, and based on the autoimmune associations, I'd choose sea or Himalayan salt (and consider the need for some of that added to be iodized given the borderline deficiency for women of child - bearing age).

«That doesn't mean they are receiving less than the amount they need to get for optimal health.

He's also saying it is not optimal for most people to consume less than a minimum amount of carbohydrate daily for long periods of time.

However, we want the ratio of omega - 3 to omega - 6 fats to be less than 4:1 for optimal health.

Other than that, the cyclical ketogenic diet without exercise can still be a sustainable and effective way of burning fat and losing weight, although it's less optimal for sedentary people.

Rebaudiosides are less bitter and slightly sweeter than steviosides; hence it's favoured by food companies looking for the optimal product...

The fat - adapted physiology of the OFM athlete is such that a large reserve of aerobic capacity primed to burn fat actually allows a large range of tolerance for occasional less than optimal dietary choices and / or availability.

And for those patients with higher RT3 levels, or whose FT3 / RT3 ratio is less than indicated above, treatment with straight or time - released T3 can help reverse the metabolic dysfunction and put these patients on the road to achieving optimal body weight.

These studies can not demonstrate cause and effect, but both dietary and biochemical data suggest that vegetarians are less able than omnivores to support methylation, and are thus likely less able to support the appropriate balance between mental stability and flexibility needed for optimal mental health.

Conventional fish oil supplements contain significantly more EPA than DHA (typically a 3:2 EPA: DHA ratio), but mounting research suggests that higher levels of DHA are optimal for recovery and anti-inflammatory, so you preferably need to look for a fish oil with something close to a 1:1 EPA: DHA ratio, and also ensure that it is in a natural trigylceride form and not the cheaper, less well - absorbed ethyl ester form.

Indeed, for all we know their antioxidant intake may have been less than optimal!

If someone wishes to restrict carbohydrates to less than 100 grams per day for a specific purpose, a prudent approach to safety would be to monitor stress, thyroid, and sex hormones, to ensure they all remain in optimal range.

«If I were to tell you that your shower and bath products could be putting you at risk for less - than - optimal skin and eye health, immune and endocrine function, would you pay a little more attention to your products» ingredients?

They really do leave little to the imagination and for me, that was less than optimal.

Despite the minimum fourth - gen iDevice requirement, the experience is currently less than optimal and for some it borders on unplayable.

But onsite support is crucial for teachers learning the complexities of facilitating classroom activity with technology, particularly in schools in which technology support may be less than optimal.

I am for that reason much less sure than I was a few years ago that putting all my eggs in the testing basket is optimal.

However, those svelte body lines mean headroom isn't optimal for taller rear passengers — although it's marginally less claustrophobic in the back than a Jaguar XE.

Given the last result it would be easy to label Porsche as a firm favourite - the number 17 919 of Bernard, Webber and Hartley now leads the Drivers» Championship by one point; the team is 53 points ahead of Audi in the Constructors» - but Audi has demonstrated that in anything less than optimal conditions its cars can contend for the win.

The Cabrio will arrive in U.S. showrooms about a year after it was first shown in Frankfurt, and just as the weather starts to become less than optimal for driving with the top down.

Using a touchscreen for serious gaming can be less than optimal at times, so it is apt that NVIDIA have developed this specialized Shield Controller.

This is good for first - time home buyers because FHA loans allow for a low down payment of just 3.5 %, which can help a household with good income but less - than - optimal savings move from renting into homeownership.