The Thermic Effect of Foods Can Contribute to Total Energy

The thermic effect of foods can contribute to total energy expended in a day because:​

A) certain foods and herbs can intensify the increase in BMR when eaten with a meal.
B) the energy expended metabolizing food can represent 40% of the daily energy used.
C) ​it is much more efficient than the energy burned in physical activity.
D) ​it uses up about 40% of a meal's energy,contributing the largest portion of total expended energy.
E) ​metabolism is stepped up for several hours after a meal in the metabolic response to food ingestion.