that sounds good actually. youll need to cover my gas down, and buy us beers.
for one... meal frequency and TEF. not related. TEF is determined by the amount and type of food ingested. the statistics you posted earlier in the thread about proteins fats and carbs and the percentage of their calorie content needed for digestion was accurate. add up the total amounts of those nutrients, mulitply by their TEF %, and that gives you total TEF for the day. meal frequency doesnt effect it. ill explain literally..
pro= 20% carb= 10% fat=3% (rough estimates)
diet one= 200 grams protein (800 calories, 160 needed for digestion), 200 grams carbs(800 calories, 80 needed or digestion), 100 grams fats(900 calories, 27 needed for digestion). all in one meal. totaly calories(800+800+900)= 2,500. total TEF=(160+80+27)267.
diet two= 200 grams protein(800 calories, 160 needed for digestion), 200 grams carbs(800 calories, 80 needed or digestion), 100 grams fats(900 calories, 27 needed for digestion). spread evenly over 8 meals. total calorie(800+800+900)= 2,500. total TEF(160+80+27)= 267.
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