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thermic effect of food

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006336

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006336
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsdiet-induced thermogenesis; heat increment; specific dynamic action; specific dynamic effect of food; thermogenic effect of food
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoenergy expenditure; resting energy expenditure; heat production
TranslationsSpanish: efecto térmico de los alimentos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006336",
  "term": "thermic effect of food",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Increased energy expenditure and heat release because of the stimulating effect that the nutrients of food have on metabolism in general.",
  "synonyms": [
    "diet-induced thermogenesis",
    "heat increment",
    "specific dynamic action",
    "specific dynamic effect of food",
    "thermogenic effect of food"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "energy expenditure",
    "resting energy expenditure",
    "heat production"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "efecto térmico de los alimentos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/thermic-effect-of-food/"
}

Record 6,336 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.