the rate at which food is broken down after a meal and used by your body
Examples of 'postprandial thermogenesis' in a sentence
postprandial thermogenesis
Autonomic dysfunction might cause dysregulation of postprandial thermogenesis at rest and lipid mobilization during exercise.
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