What do we mean by “energy”? Part 1

The body is a machine made of protein parts, running on carb and fat fuel.

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We are a machine

We are a machine. We are made of parts and we run on fuel.

Protein = parts (with some nuance). Carbs and fat = fuel (with some nuance).

Infographic: the body as a machine made of protein parts, running on carb and fat fuel, with glycogen and fat storage and the protein-to-energy ratio. — Credit / reference: Dr. Ted Naiman — The P:E Diet

Part 2 How a bagel and a stick of butter both become ATP.

General education, not a personal treatment plan. If you have a medical condition — kidneys, pregnancy, disordered eating, anything your clinician is already following — talk with them before you overhaul how you eat.