WTF With These Diets... (Part 1)
There are lots of diets. Most of them are bunk. So let's look at some basic knowledge that we understand about biology & nutrition. First, we start with a definition of terms. Good science always has terms. Once they are well understood, things become much more clear... ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) : this molecule is biology's basic currency of energy. ATP molecules are an end result of our metabolic processes. These molecules are used as a common currency to provide the energy to drive all our bodily functions. Some nutrients provide far more ATP than other nutrients. Wikipedia has this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate Mitochondria : these are organelles found in almost every cell of your body. There is one class of cells in your body that do not have mitochondria - your red blood cells. This is an important fact we will come back to later. Mitochondria are the organelles that produce almost all the energy in your body. Mitochondria use Fats ...