Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
efecto hipocolesterolémico
English translation:
hypocholesterolemic effect
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MPGS
Dec 18, 2005 23:52
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
wladimir vel�squez
efecto hipocolesterolémico
Non-PRO
Homework / test
Spanish to English
Other
Food & Drink
feeding
La relación de estos alimentos con un adecuado perfil lipídico, radica en el hecho de que tienen un efecto hipocolesterolémico.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | hypocholesterolemic effect |
MPGS
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| 5 +2 | cholesterol-lowering effect |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
efecto hipocolesterol�mico
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hypocholesterolemic effect
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gracias a tod@s :
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Comment: "gracias."
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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Spanish term (edited):
efecto hipocolesterol�mico
cholesterol-lowering effect
For the context, I feel that this is a better choice in terms of both meaning and register.
60,900 references for "cholesterol-lowering effect"
**Cholesterol-lowering effect** of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial. Maron DJ, Lu GP, Cai NS, Wu ZG, Li YH, Chen H, ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=12824094&dopt=Citation
60,900 references for "cholesterol-lowering effect"
**Cholesterol-lowering effect** of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial. Maron DJ, Lu GP, Cai NS, Wu ZG, Li YH, Chen H, ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=12824094&dopt=Citation
Peer comment(s):
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David Brown
: I agree because it also sounds better, "hypocholesterolemic" outside the medical field sounds like an illness!
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Thanks, David. You're right: in English, it would mean that the person doesn't have enough cholesterol to function normally, and that's not the intention of the sentence.
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Sylvia Cambray
: much more common than hypocholesterolemic!
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Thank you, Sylvia!
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