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Do you have any sources for the calorie vs ATP information? I've recently been assuming this and I'd really like to read more in the direction of ATP based diet
by berdon 9y ago
Do you have any sources for the calorie vs ATP information? I've recently been assuming this and I'd really like to read more in the direction of ATP based diets versus calorie based diets.
- w0uld 9y agoThe Wikipedia article OP mentioned is a good place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate Both carbohydrates and fats have direct pathways to ATP. Protein does not. Protein must first go through gluconeogenesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis