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Mar 1, 2006 16:02
18 yrs ago
English term

Add Formula Intake

English Medical Medical (general) Nutrition
I am translating a website to which I do not have any access!!! I just have an XL spreadsheet to translate with a total lack of logic; you may have one row with the word "Homocystinuria" and the row below with "Please click"!!! There is no context whatsoever. I just know that the website has been developed to provide support to individuals with metabolic disorders. It also features an online shop and a food calculator.

How do you understand this "Formula intake"?

Does "formula" mean artificial milk for babies or could it be any kind of nutrient?

Does intake mean in this "context": "daily consumption", "serving" sth. else?

Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers
Responses
1 +5 consumption of special preparation
4 amount of artificial milk preparation ingested
3 not just milk

Discussion

Michel A. (asker) Mar 1, 2006:
@ Rachel: sorry, I have not been clear enough I mentioned "Homocystinuria", but I could have mentioned dozens of other disorders both infantile and adults; the online shop do sell "Child formula,w/iron,ready-to-feed" but they also sell dozens of other nutrients like "Formulated,wheat-based,macadamia" and lots of vitamins and minerals; hence my hesitations...
Michel A. (asker) Mar 1, 2006:
I love puns and this one is a good one (at least for me... in English), thanks for that, Nancy ;-))
NancyLynn Mar 1, 2006:
Just a play on words, Michel - ass*u*me - old joke maybe not that funny after all.
As for the assumption to be made, as I said, unless the whole doc refers to infants I would assume it's a commercial food preparation for adults. HTH
Michel A. (asker) Mar 1, 2006:
@ Nancy: I'm just asking: "without more information, which interpretation, i.e. milk vs. any other preparation, is the more likely" - Why u & me??? I will be the only one to make myself ridiculous... why do you want to share this with me (I know, ridicule never killed anyone ;-) - Obviously, if it eventually appears that it is really impossible to make a reasonable assumption, I'll ask the client.

Responses

+5
4 mins

consumption of special preparation

wow, what a scenario for you Michel - if I were you I would contact the client to increase your chances of submitting an accurate translation.

As for you question, I would not assume formula is baby food unless the rest of your context, such as it is, leads you to believe that it is so.

If it's for people with a specific disorder, then you may (after contacting the client to be sure) go on the assumption that it is for adults taking a commercial preparation of some sort to deal with their problem.

Again, I must reiterate - do not assume, lest you make an ass of u and me !!!! LOL
Peer comment(s):
agree RHELLER : yes, you are right, this could be something entirely different as well :-)
10 mins
thanks Rita. It is hard to determine, given the set-up Michel has to work with, poor man...
agree Dave Calderhead : what an inadvertently cunning plan by the client to confuse a translator!
18 mins
I tell ya, some of them haven't got a clue! Poor Michel, his crystal ball must be on the blink today LOL
agree MMUlr : It's a specific diet, a form of dietary supplement (rich in Vitamin B6 etc), IMO, not only for babys but also adults (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homocystinuria section "Therapy").
1 hr
agree Rachel Fell
2 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 1 hr
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3 mins

amount of artificial milk preparation ingested

formula is a prepared artifical milk (or in powder) for babies who are not being breast-fed.

intake = amount ingested

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-03-01 16:06:42 GMT)
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Energy Needs of Very Low Birth Weight InfantsTo estimate energy requirements and recommended formula intake for an individual infant:. Obtain infant's weight in kg. If measurement is taken in pounds, ...
depts.washington.edu/growing/Nourish/Energy.htm
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14 mins

not just milk

It can be another nutrient formula - supplementary nutrition, etc.; "formula intake" could be various things, I think, such as serving/portion, type of presentation/administration, etc.

depts.washington.edu/tyros/docs/diet_formularecord.doc

www.full-health.com/formula.htm

(sorry, hasty answer!)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-01 18:54:09 GMT)
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as you mention "Homocystinuria", I'd say it's not likely to be infant (milk) formula, but an aminoacid supplement or something

Dr. Koop - Homocystinuria
Homocystinuria is an inherited disorder of the of the amino acid methionine.

www.drkoop.com/ency/93/001199.html

This formula provides the amino acids, calories, vitamins, and minerals required for ... Table 1: Recommended Daily Nutrient Intakes for Homocystinuria ...
www.meadjohnson.com/metabolics/homocystinuria.html

because her son has Homocystinuria. Her goal was to make. a mix that would produce bread with ... some of the formula intake required in a day. Foster also ...
www.pkuil.org/PressWinter2005.pdf

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-03-01 19:35:14 GMT)
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OK, well, depending on how much detail the rest goes into, I'd think theat it might mean that Formula intake" means something like dosage, i.e. the amount/frequency of taking might even be specified in each "Intake formula" added - maybe!
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