Sentence examples for thrifty condition from inspiring English sources

A comprehensive comparison of pathology between the two should be informed by the hypothesis that AD is also a thrifty condition.

It has been thought for decades now that, on a cellular and organ system level, the disorder represents a thrifty condition – insulin resistance – that would have only rarely manifested as disease in the ancestral environment because at that time individuals had no access to pure sugar or processed foods [ 115].

Each of the thrifty conditions discussed here have inherent drawbacks.

Through thinning, poor and suppressed stems are eliminated, maintaining the plantation in a thrifty and vigorous growing condition.

SUSANNE CRAIG and KEVIN ROOSE PULLING OUT The car rental company Hertz announced on Thursday that it was withdrawing its offer for the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, citing market conditions and Dollar Thrifty's decision to pursue a share buyback program.

Those conditions may have encouraged "thrifty metabolism", which allows people to build up fat deposits more quickly when food is available.

The breed is hardy, thrifty, and well adapted to local conditions.

crtc3 and irs2 therefore appear to be "thrifty" genes that enhance survival under starvation conditions.

These findings are believed to support the "thrifty phenotype" hypothesis purporting that nutritionally-depriving conditions program the body to optimize energy conservation [ 54].

According to this hypothesis, the thrifty phenotype would confer a survival advantage under conditions of nutritional deprivation, but the individual would be more prone to developing diabetes and other metabolic defects as an adult under improved nutritional conditions (9, 10).

"With the economy in its current condition, I think people will begin turning to more thrifty ways of shopping," said Ms. Massie, whose store, Thrift on the Canal, opens next month.