Because of these differences, comparing France's consumption with the U.S.'s overstates the gap in economic welfare.

由于这些差异，只比较法国和美国的消费水平夸大了两国在经济福利方面的差距。

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However, the scientists found no significant differences in the total energy intake or overall carbohydrate, fat and protein consumption between the autistic children and the controls at 18 months.

然而，在总的能量摄入，或者说是总的碳水化合物摄入，脂肪和蛋白质消耗方面，自闭症儿童和控制组儿童在18个月大的时候并没有明显的差别。

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In a follow-up experiment, Dr Fonken looked at whether the timing of food consumption alone could explain the observed differences.

在接下来的实验中，福肯博士试着想找出是否食物的消耗只与时间有关。

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"It excludes the majority of housing costs faced by homeowners and differences in calculation mean it may be considered a better representation of the way consumers change their consumption patterns in response to price changes, " the 2010 Budget document explained.

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