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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physics
  3. energy
  4. energy balance
  5. energy expenditure
  6. thermic effect of food

Preferred term

thermic effect of food

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Increased energy expenditure and heat release because of the stimulating effect that the nutrients of food have on metabolism in general.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • diet-induced thermogenesis
  • heat increment
  • specific dynamic action
  • specific dynamic effect of food
  • thermogenic effect of food

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33394

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