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What do we mean by “energy”? Part 2

This is the super nerdy biochemistry of how your body literally makes the energy to contract muscle, send nerve signals, fight infection...you name it. ATP is the actual currency of energy that makes things happen. It is the final destination of the fuel you eat in your diet.

Below is the biochemistry of how fat and carbs turn into ATP...and then some. So buckle up!

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Glycolysis

Say you are sprinting and you need fuel fast, glycolysis below is how you can quickly make ATP, but it doesn't make a lot.

The fast first cut. Small ATP profit. Educational only.

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.