Humans really aren’t efficient enough at gluconeogenesis to live off pure protein. It’s one of the reasons why that last chicken breast can become revolting, yo

Humans really aren’t efficient enough at gluconeogenesis to live off pure protein. It’s one of the reasons why that last chicken breast can become revolting, your body has the ability to declare a hard stop on protein consumption. Well, for solid foods. Turns out our brains don’t think liquid calories “count”, which is why protein shakes are a thing. They let body builders massively over protein themselves. That shakes are now a cultural thing for weight loss is absolutely hilarious to me.