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Not sure, but isn't 20-30% of the protein lost in digestion?
by mrmuagi 4y ago
Not sure, but isn't 20-30% of the protein lost in digestion?
- hericium 4y agoProtein thermic effect is 30% so amount of calories equal to ~30% of that coming from protein is burned to digest protein. You're burning calories, not protein, to digest protein. Those calories are already stored and don't necessarily have to come from protein digestion.