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Thermic effect of food — (also commonly known simply as thermic effect when the context is known), or TEF in shorthand, is the increment in energy expenditure above resting metabolic rate due to the cost of processing food for storage and use.1 It is one of the… … Wikipedia
thermic effect of activity — šiluminis efektas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Energijos, išeikvojamos medžiagų apykaitai aktyvios fizinės veiklos metu, ir energijos, išeikvojamos per tokį pat laiką poilsio metu, skirtumas. atitikmenys: angl. thermic… … Sporto terminų žodynas
TEF — thermic effect of food; thoraco epigastric flap; thyrotroph embryonic factor; toxic equivalency factor; tracheoesophageal fistula; transcriptional enhancer factor; trunk extension flexion [unit] … Medical dictionary
TEE — • thermic effect of exercise; • total energy expenditure; • transesophageal echocardiography; • tyrosine ethyl ester … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
TEF — • thermic effect of food; • thoraco epigastric flap; • thyrotroph embryonic factor; • toxic equivalency factor; • tracheoesophageal fistula; • transcriptional enhancer factor; • trunk extension flexion [unit] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Negative calorie food — A negative calorie food is a food that is purported to require more food energy to be digested than it provides. That is, its thermic effect is greater than its food energy content. While this concept is popular in dieting guides, there is no… … Wikipedia
Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption — (EPOC, informally called afterburn) is a measurably increased rate of oxygen intake following strenuous activity intended to erase the body s oxygen debt. In historical context the term oxygen debt was popularized to explain or perhaps attempt to … Wikipedia
nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… … Universalium
Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… … Wikipedia
Basal metabolic rate — (BMR), and the closely related resting metabolic rate (RMR), is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and animals at rest. Rest is defined as existing in a neutrally temperate environment while in the post absorptive state. In plants,… … Wikipedia
