Thanks to whomever it was in this forum who recommended Cronometer (that name does not mean what they meant it to mean, I think!) It's been interesting to track so much in the diet.
I have a question for the nutrition gurus here - the site includes an estimate for "thermal effect of food," apparently a guess at how many calories are expended in digestion. I get that this varies wildly from person to person and food to food - so should I be looking at it at all? Once I included it in daily calculations, my calorie expenditure increase by a little over 100 kcal.
I never heard of this measurement before. I assume it's legitmate, with the understanding that it's just a guess - but that some amount of calories ARE expended in digestion, correct?
I have a question for the nutrition gurus here - the site includes an estimate for "thermal effect of food," apparently a guess at how many calories are expended in digestion. I get that this varies wildly from person to person and food to food - so should I be looking at it at all? Once I included it in daily calculations, my calorie expenditure increase by a little over 100 kcal.
I never heard of this measurement before. I assume it's legitmate, with the understanding that it's just a guess - but that some amount of calories ARE expended in digestion, correct?