Burn Two Digestive metabolism, or thermic effect of food TEF Simply digesting food turning carbs into sugar and turning protein into amino acids typically burns 10 to 15 percent of your daily calories. Digesting protein burns more calories than digesting carbohydrates or fat about 25 calories for every 100 consumed
Since the patient is experiencing a musculoskeletal injury and had to make some changes in his diet which includes foods rich in calcium, the food items that the nurse should encourage the patient to include in his diet are those that are rich in Vitamin D such as liver, eggs, butter and fatty fish. Vitamin D facilitates and improves the absorption of calcium in the body.
