Sentences with phrase «digesting food account»

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This is because the Atwater system fails to take into account that not all the energy in foods is complete digested or absorbed, and today we know that absorption varies based on the type of food and the individual who is consuming it.

This is the amount of energy required to eat, digest, absorb, and store food, and research shows that it accounts for about 10 % of total daily energy expenditure.

This accounts for approx 10 % of your calories used, although it can differ greatly depending on the type of food you are eating, protein for instance is harder to process than dietary fat so digesting protein will use up more calories than digesting the fat.