Sentences with phrase «lowest consumption levels»

Besides Hawaii, which had the second lowest consumption levels after Maine, high energy bills don't seem to correlate with higher rates of energy conservation.

Alcohol also causes higher degrees of depression and causes depression even at lower consumption levels.

But they said New Mexico's ability to fully develop its solar and wind resources depends more on regional than internal markets, given the state's low consumption levels compared to its neighbors.

Not exact matches

Epson's version, the TM - T88V printer, is also energy star compliant, can reduce paper use by 75 %, and has a very low energy consumption level.

Fueled by low prices, and an improving job market, consumption of gasoline in the U.S. rose by 2.6 per cent last year to 9.2 million barrels a day, the highest level since 2007, the government said.

The company intends to influence consumer behavior in order to lower the environmental strain from ever - growing consumption levels.

For instance, agriculture has produced record levels for the past few years and yet inventories are the lowest in 40 years because consumption keeps going higher and higher, faster than production does.

However, if we realize that we have 250 years of industrialization to teach us that eventually, the power - hungry machines that have only few functions are being replaced by ones that can multi-task at very low levels of energy consumption, then the psychopath might realize the moral story that lies beneath.

First, because they represented a transfer from net savers to net borrowers, they helped to exacerbate the split between the growth in household income (households are net savers) and the growth in GDP (which is generated by net borrowers), and so led directly to the extraordinary imbalance in the Chinese economy in which consumption, as a share of GDP, has declined to perhaps the lowest level ever recorded in history.

A transfer of domestic demand from investment to consumption implies, in other words, that employment growth can be maintained at much lower levels of GDP growth.

U.S. gasoline consumption continues to fall, and it is now down to the lowest levels in more than a decade.

In 2005, when consumption hit the then - astonishing level of 40 % of GDP, there was a widespread conviction in policy - making circles that this was an unacceptably low level and that it left Chinese growth much too dependent on the trade surplus and on increases in domestic investment.

Spain's household savings rate fell to its lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year as high unemployment and wage deflation in the latest recession obliged them to devote more of their disposable income to consumption, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

If they distribute it to shareholders, some of it will go to consumption and lower the level of savings.

Some analysts have suggested that the relatively low level of savings has helped consumption, though much of the consumption gains seen over the last year seem to be financed rather than supported by cash.

On the other hand, the consumption level in emerging markets is still low and shows lots of room for improvement.

As a result, a very small change in consumption in the U.S. and Europe has to be overcompensated by a huge increase in consumption in China, and that is going to be very difficult to do, especially considering that the Chinese currency is kept at artificially low levels.

If this isn't the case and all the oil being produced is needed for current consumption, then the price of oil for future delivery can drop to an unusually low level relative to the spot price and stay there.

But the effect is clear: central banks have to set interest rates at low levels in order to stimulate investment, encourage consumption, and maintain sufficient inflationary pressure in the economy.

For example, `' Low levels of food consumption and malnutrition are also hitting the urban poor in rich countries.

Unlike sugar, honey or high fructose corn syrup, agave does not spike blood sugar levels; thereby avoiding the highs and lows of sugar and corresponding cravings and over consumption associated with roller coaster blood sugar levels.

Although sales taxes on soft drinks in Ireland and France have both been associated with a reduction in consumption, the health effects have not been studied.15 16 No significant effect on obesity of US state sales taxes has been found, although the level of taxation there has probably been too low to affect health.13 17 The modelled estimates of the health effect of a 20 % sugar sweetened drink tax in the United States vary, but such a tax has been predicted to reduce obesity by up to three percentage points.13 18 The effect of a sugar sweetened drink tax in the UK has not, until now, been formally estimated.

In terms of own price elasticity values, a recent meta - analysis estimated an average own price effect for carbonated sugar sweetened drinks (a near equivalent of the category non-concentrated sugar sweetened drinks, which predominantly includes carbonated drinks) of − 0.93, larger than our value of − 0.81.51 Our estimated value is also at the lower end of the range of own price elasticities frequently cited for sugar sweetened drinks of − 0.8 to − 1.0, based on one large review.52 Our own price estimate is comparable to experimental data (a 25 % reduction for a 35 % price rise) in a canteen study.53 However, all these estimates may be influenced by US studies in which higher estimates may reflect higher levels of consumption.

The lower levels of baseline sugar sweetened drink consumption in the UK compared with the US may in part explain why the effect on obesity that we estimate in the UK is much less than that estimated in the US.12 The differences with respect to other modelling studies may also be partly explained by their use of higher own price elasticity values for sugar sweetened drinks than we have calculated and used here.18 22 52 We can not make direct comparisons between the results of our study and the results of recent studies of the effect of reducing sugar sweetened drink consumption on body weight in children, 5 7 as the relation between energy balance and change in body mass index in children who are growing is different from that in adults.

Mainstream beer consumption has fallen to its lowest level in Australia in 68 years, prompting Lion to establish a global markets unit to tap opportunities for its beer, wine and spirits brands in targeted markets overseas.

A 1955 study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that consumption of buckwheat lowered total cholesterol while improving HDL cholesterol levels.

The Great Lakes region leads the nation in flavored milk consumption, but 2011's total U.S. beverage milk sales registered around 6 billion gallons, the nation's lowest level since 1984, according to the USDA.

A low level of beer consumption was associated with a higher risk of all - cause mortality.133 A low level of wine consumption was associated with a lower risk of all - cause mortality.133 One glass of alcohol every two days was associated with a lower risk of all - cause mortality.133, 134

Other recent research11 confirms the figures mentioned above at lower levels, with energy consumption on organic farms amounting to 45 percent or 30 to 50 percent of conventional farms, respectively.

Together, households in the 4th and 5th quintile account for only 10 % of the total sample, yet consume 40 % of the total volume of alcohol, with an average apparent consumption above the recommended level for low - risk of harm over the lifetime (i.e. no more than 2 standard drinks / day over the lifetime).

It is not too surprising that sodium consumption is higher now than it was seventy years ago, considering the increasing amount of processed foods that make up the «typical American diet» (remember, the more processed a food, the higher its sodium content and the lower its potassium levels).

The increased risk for these populations is due to low levels of consumption and difficulty with vitamin absorption.

In addition to being more highly exposed to As, children appear to be far more sensitive to the potential carcinogenic effects of As49, 50 and have a heightened risk for adverse growth, adverse immune response, and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes,25,51 - 53 even at relatively low levels of exposure.24, 54 Our results indicate that consumption of rice and rice products increases infants» exposure to As and that regulation could reduce As exposure during this critical phase of development.

Last week, Mark - Viverito unveiled plans to make six low - level crimes civil rather than criminal offenses: public urination, biking on the sidewalk, public consumption of alcohol, being in a park after dark, failure to obey a park sign and jumping subway turnstiles.

The plan calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels; lowering energy consumption in buildings 23 percent from 2012 levels, and generating half of the state's electricity from solar, wind, hydropower and biomass by 2030.

Unless it's «necessary for public safety reasons,» the NYPD will no longer arrest people for certain low - level offenses in Manhattan, including public consumption of alcohol, public urination, littering and riding between subway cars or taking up more than one subway seat — and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. will no longer prosecute those infractions, his office said today.

Low - carbohydrate diets or low carb diets are nutritional programs that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties carbohydrate consumption with increased blood insulin levels, and overexposure to insulin with metabolic syndrome (the most recognized symptom of which is obesitLow - carbohydrate diets or low carb diets are nutritional programs that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties carbohydrate consumption with increased blood insulin levels, and overexposure to insulin with metabolic syndrome (the most recognized symptom of which is obesitlow carb diets are nutritional programs that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties carbohydrate consumption with increased blood insulin levels, and overexposure to insulin with metabolic syndrome (the most recognized symptom of which is obesity).

The crops were harvested on 16 May, and contained low levels of radiation — around 9 becquerels per kilogram (Bq kg - 1; wet weight), much lower than the 500 Bq kg - 1 safety limit for human consumption.

«More worryingly, since low - level chemical exposure poses a threat to human reproductive development, the consumption of products from animals grazing such pastures may be of considerable environmental concern.»

He added that what is now generally recommended as a healthy daily ceiling for sodium consumption appears to be set too low, regardless of a person's blood pressure level.

Earth System Threshold Measure Boundary Current Level Preindustrial Climate Change CO2 Concentration 350 ppm 387 ppm 280 ppm Biodiversity Loss Extinction Rate 10 pm > 100 pm * 0.1 - one pm Nitrogen Cycle N2 Tonnage 35 mmt ** 121 mmt 0 Phosphorous Cycle Level in Ocean 11 mmt 8.5 - 9.5 mmt — 1 mmt Ozone Layer O3 Concentration 276 DU # 283 DU 290 DU Ocean Acidification Aragonite ^ ^ Levels 2.75 2.90 3.44 Freshwater Usage Consumption 4,000 km3 ^ 2,600 km3 415 km3 Land Use Change Cropland Conversion 15 km3 11.7 km3 Low Aerosols Soot Concentration TBD TBD TBD Chemical Pollution TBD TBD TBD TBD * pm = per million ** mmt = millions of metric tons #DU = dobson unit ^ km3 = cubic kilometers ^ ^ Aragonite is a form of calcium carbonate.

When the family meal environment quality was better at age 6, higher levels of general fitness and lower levels of soft - drink consumption were observed at age 10.

We transplanted fecal microbiota from adult female twin pairs discordant for obesity into germ - free mice fed low - fat mouse chow, as well as diets representing different levels of saturated fat and fruit and vegetable consumption typical of the U.S. diet.

The consumption of plant protein was also associated with lower blood glucose levels at the beginning of the study, which may explain the linkage of plant protein with reduced diabetes risk.

In a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, they found a «statistically significant association» between higher vitamin D levels and lower non-HDL cholesterol, even after taking into account such things as Body Mass Index, consumption of cow's milk and levels pf physical activity.

In theory, this type of memory may have an extremely high density, fast reading and writing speeds, and a low level of power consumption.

The improvement in overall postprandial glycaemia was largely accounted for by lower blood glucose levels after the evening meal, when carbohydrate consumption was high and participants tended to be more sedentary»

Recent studies that examine links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not support reduction in sodium intake to below 2,300 mg per day, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

In contrast, in mice with normal immune systems, emulsifiers induced low - grade or mild intestinal inflammation and metabolic syndrome, characterized by increased levels of food consumption, obesity, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance.

The overall low levels of tea consumption in this group may also be responsible for these findings.»