> 9 Kcal/g for fat. [...] These numbers were originally determined by burning
This method for calculating the calorie count for fat has in my opinion allowed the demonisation of fat.
Our stomachs are imperfect at digesting globules of fat. Burning-until-gone releases much more of the energy than surface acting acids and proteinases.
Effective calorie count for fat just has to be so much lower than the listed value.
Constrast that with sugars, where the absorbtion mechanism is crystaline dissolution. Disolving crystals is an almost perfect 1-1 process
This method for calculating the calorie count for fat has in my opinion allowed the demonisation of fat.
Our stomachs are imperfect at digesting globules of fat. Burning-until-gone releases much more of the energy than surface acting acids and proteinases.
Effective calorie count for fat just has to be so much lower than the listed value.
Constrast that with sugars, where the absorbtion mechanism is crystaline dissolution. Disolving crystals is an almost perfect 1-1 process