One gram of protein or of carbohydrate yields 4 calories. One gram of fat gives 9 calories—more than twice as much. Since proteins and carbohydrates in equal amounts yield equal calories, you might think them interchangeable in the diet.
Far from it!
Temperament counts! The new knowledge of nutrition gives proteins an increasingly important role, especially [...]
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Naturally you can’t eat a diet of pure protein, although protein can be considered the one indispensable food since fractions of it can be converted into fat and carbohydrate, but not vice versa.
You can see why the new slimming diets emphasize protein, because liberal allowances can be expected to cause greater loss of [...]
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