Table 5 Energy metabolism parameters at various time points following the consumption of two test meals

REE (kcal/day)

Animal protein

2139/2 ± 39/46

2443 ± 39/87

2371/6 ± 41/18

2258/2 ± 39/18

Plant protein

2154/18 ± 38/1

2323/31 ± 40/06

2360/1 ± 39/4

2260/6 ± 37/99

P-value

0/57

 < 0/001

0/7

0/92

TEF

(kcal/day)

Animal protein

-

304/93 ± 30/14

231/67 ± 30/84

114/2 ± 27/44

Plant protein

-

170/01 ± 28/87

206/55 ± 27/64

107/08 ± 25/47

P-value

-

0/002

0/54

0/85

RQ

Animal protein

0/873 ± 0/008

0/875 ± 0/007

0/883 ± 0/008

0/853 ± 0/007

Plant protein

0/887 ± 0/007

0/872 ± 0/006

0/866 ± 0/007

0/868 ± 0/007

P-value

0/065

0/57

0/024

0/046

Carbohydrate oxidation (g/d)

Animal protein

305/01 ± 13/73

343/42 ± 14/96

347/69 ± 16/15

279/55 ± 13/18

Plant protein

323/49 ± 14/19

322/96 ± 13/69

319/23 ± 14/06

304/92 ± 14/55

P-value

0/12

0/11

0/052

0/031

Fat oxidation(g/d)

Animal protein

81/72 ± 5/18

99/48 ± 5/71

90/61 ± 5/59

108/21 ± 4/8

Plant protein

77/72 ± 5/18

96/06 ± 4/95

99/47 ± 5/49

96/48 ± 5/58

P-value

0/4

0/51

0/11

0/019

Protein oxidation (g/d)

Animal protein

23/99 ± 0/44

27/42 ± 0/45

26/57 ± 0/45

25/5 ± 0/44

Plant protein

24/02 ± 0/42

26/06 ± 0/44

26/4 ± 0/43

25/36 ± 0/41

P-value

0/91

 < 0/001

0/61

0/64