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Understanding Thermic Effect of Food by Tafhim Ahmad Awan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) refers to the calories burned during the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of food. Some believe certain "cold" foods require more calories to digest than they contain, resulting in negative calorie intake, but this has been disproven. While foods vary in their TEF, no food provides literally negative calories. The concept of negative calorie foods is an oversimplification that does not account for individual metabolic differences. TEF depends on food calorie content and com
- Author
- Tafhim Ahmad Awan
- Language
- EN