Sentences with phrase «percent less nutrient»

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One received normal rainwater; two were sprayed with a solution containing either 50 percent more nitrogen or phosphorus; another received both nutrients; and the last branch was partially covered to mimic less rainfall.

Once infected, these plants absorb less water and nutrients, resulting in yield losses of up to 75 percent.

Further, by using RNA interference to block the effects of this gene, the researchers produced wheat that had 30 percent less of the nutrients in its grains, according to the paper presenting the result in the November 24 issue of Science.

KLF15 - deficient mice produced 40 to 50 percent less bile acid than normal mice, making them less capable of absorbing the lipids and the nutrients they contained.

It is difficult to determine exactly what proportion of those losses are due to maternal malnutrition, but recent research indicates that 60 percent of deaths of children under age 5 are associated with malnutrition — and children's malnutrition is strongly correlated with mothers» poor nutritional status.17 Problems related to anemia, for example, including cognitive impairment in children and low productivity in adults, cost US$ 5 billion a year in South Asia alone.18 Illness associated with nutrient deficiencies have significantly reduced the productivity of women in less developed countries.19 A recent report from Asia shows that malnutrition reduces human productivity by 10 percent to 15 percent and gross domestic product by 5 percent to 10 percent.20 By improving the nutrition of adolescent girls and women, nations can reduce health care costs, increase intellectual capacity, and improve adult productivity.21

Due to nutrient - deficient soil and fast - paced lifestyles, few of us (estimated at less than 20 percent) get sufficient magnesium in our diets.

Egg whites contain very little iron — the raw white of one large egg has just 0.03 milligrams of iron, or less than 0.2 percent of the nutrient's daily value.

A 3.5 - ounce serving of unsalted, boiled red kidney beans has 2 milligrams of sodium, or less than 1 percent of the nutrient's daily value.

In the late 1940s, when breast cancer was particularly rare in Japan, less than 10 percent of the calories in the Japanese diet came from fat.16 The American diet is centered on animal products, which tend to be high in fat and low in other important nutrients, with 30 to 35 percent of calories coming from fat.

This means we have more or less 65 percent nutrients.

If you go for canned or wet dog food, this usually have less nutrient content since a greater proportion of it, about 70 to 80 percent, is water.

Premium dog food was the most common type of dog food purchased in 2014, with 47 percent of owners saying they bought premium dog food, or «food with nutrients, less preservatives, and metabolized more efficiently than lower - grade food.»

The air in the building is rich in CO2, the lighting is just right, the nutrients are fed at just the right rate using seventy percent less water, and it is all carefully monitored by computers and technicians.