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How to prevent unwanted weightloss, and/or even gain muscles
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5 kcal might come from stored fat, and 20 kcal from protein,
which is 5 grams of protein per 10 minutes.
How do you convert kcal to grams?
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Your body uses fat, protein and sugar for energy.
1 gram of fat yields 9 kcal.
1 gram of glucose or protein yields 4 kcal.
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What is the proportion of fat and protein in the 400kcal glycogen? In other words, how many grams of fat and protein is in 400kcal of glycogen?
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Post by Oscar »

Glycogen = glycogen, not fat and/or protein. 400kcal of glycogen is therefore 400kcal. ;)
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A glycogen molecule is a modified glucose molecule.
So, its 'modified sugar'.
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Isn't muscle protein glycogen?
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Post by Oscar »

protein = protein (building blocks are amino acids and peptides)
fat = fat (saturated, unsaturated, glycerol, fatty acids)
sugar = sugar = carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, sucrose/saccharose, glycogen, starch, etc)
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