The ________ of food is an estimate of the energy required to process the food one eats. This energy is used in chewing and digesting the food one eats, and in absorbing, transporting, metabolizing, and storing the energy and nutrients one gets from food.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


thermic effect

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