Onset of the Thermic Effect of Feeding (TEF): a randomized cross-over trial

Table 2 Onset of the thermic effect of feeding (mean ± SD)

	Men	Women	p	Men & Women	No Increase
5% Time (min) CHO	4.7 ± 2.9 a	10.8 ± 6.6 b	0.04	8.4 ± 6.2 c	0
5% Time (min) PRO	8.0 ± 4.2 a	8.8 ± 2.9 b	0.78	8.6 ± 5.2 c	2 male
10% Time (min) CHO	12.0 ± 7.7 d	15.9 ± 7.5 e	0.38	14.1 ± 7.5 f	1 male, 4 female
10% Time (min) PRO	18.8 ± 6.9 d	16.3 ± 6.9 e	0.57	16.7 ± 6.7 f	3 male, 1 female

5% time = onset of TEF that exceeds 5% increase in RMR; 10% time = onset of TEF that exceeds 10% increase in RMR; p = between sexes t-test p value; No Increase = no increase in TEF within 30-min was seen that exceeded 5% or 10% of RMR.
CHO = high carbohydrate; PRO = high protein.
a, b, c, d, e, f represent t-test comparisons between CHO and PRO:
a, p = 0.14; b, p = 0.46; c, p = 0.77; d, p = 0.20; e, p = 0.90; f, p = 0.36.

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