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Morning Vibes With Dr. Jerry - the First - Episode 289/Understanding The Thermic Effect Of Food

Saturday                        30th June 2018 Morning Vibes With Dr. Jerry - the First Hello and welcome to #MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst-Episode 289 Title:           Understanding The Thermic Effect Of Food Are you aware that... The foods you consume actually trigger the metabolic process in your body and require an expenditure of energy to digest, absorb and transport the nutrients to the proper body cells? This metabolic process is called the thermic effect of food or TEF. The energy used to process the food you've eaten is 5-10 per cent of your body's daily energy requirements. The thermic effect of food is the calorie cost of digesting and processing the nutrients you've consumed.  Thermic effect or TEF can be defined as the "increase in metabolic r...