What it means for you: Functional foods are one helpful element in maintaining a balanced diet, not a substitute for it.

功能食品是维持日常膳食平衡的有益因素，但不能代替一般食品。

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For some kids, all you have to do is shift one element of their diet.

对于有些孩子，你所要做的只是改变他们的饮食中的一项要素。

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AIM: To observe the effect of high-fat diet on lipid metabolism and mineral element metabolism in liver of mice.

目的：观察高脂饮食对小鼠脂代谢和肝脏矿物元素代谢的影响。

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At less than one US cent a loaf, it is a key element of the national diet.

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Oat bran is a key element in the Dukan diet popularized by Kate Middleton, Jennifer Lopez and others over the past year.

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The Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO organizes a coordination meeting for the protection and promotion of the Mediterranean Diet, between the member states which proposed inscription of the element on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

UNESCO: CYPRUS NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO - Meeting for the Protection and Promotion of the Mediterranean Diet (Agros, 28-29 April 2014)