食物节制 meaning in English

alimentary abstinence

The apparent drop in choline levels was much greater than could be accounted for by a relative lack of food , so dr nicholson suspects that the restricted diet was also causing the composition of the dogs ' gut flora to change in a way that did not favour choline - munching bugs
胆碱级别的明显下降幅度比靠相对食物节制导致的幅度大得多,因此尼古尔逊博士就怀疑强制节食同样也会导致狗体内内脏细菌群族的活动方式的改变,这样那些嚼食胆碱的细菌虫就失去了立足之地