Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. The thermic effect of food is the energy spent to digest and absorb nutrients from food.

2. TDEE includes BMR, the thermic effect of food (TEF), or the energy spent to digest and absorb nutrients from food; adaptive thermogenesis, the processes by which the body regulates heat production; and the thermic effect of exercise (TEE), which includes the energy spent on physical activities and non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT).

3. The only components of TDEE which are directly under an individual's control is lean body mass, and physical activity.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE

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