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Re: PROTEIN:FAT:CARBOHYDRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  1. NILS BÖRJESSON said:

    PROTEIN:FAT:CARBOHYDRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    PROTEIN=PROTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    FAT=NEUTRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    CARBOHYDRATE=ELECTRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    IF a HUMAN HAVE AN ATOM OF NUMBER: 107@98!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    IN HIS BRAINLOCUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ;HE SHALL EAT IN THE RATIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    :: PROTEIN:FAT:CARBOHYDRATE :: 98:107:98!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You're an absolute bloody moron if you think this makes any sense at all,
    even without the plethora of exclamation points.

    Proteins are combinations of amino acids: the amide group has a O=C-N
    component, and the acid part is usually O=C-O-H. The simplest is arguably
    glycine, H2N-C-COOH.

    Fat is a combination of glycerol and fatty acids. The fatty acids are of
    varying lengths though stearic acid is often mentioned. (Note that these
    acids may be saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated. Depending on
    the chain length and composition the melting points vary.)

    Carbohydrates are combinations of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are
    usually sugars or starches (polymerized sugars), as used in nutrition
    literature.

    All of these, of course, are at the chemical level, and furthermore are
    organic chemicals (although hydrochloric acid in the human stomach plus
    fats and sugars might lead to various mildly interesting chloride
    compounds).

    By contrast, a proton is an atomic particle, and is a large part of the
    hydrogen atom (by mass). The electron completes the hydrogen atom but is
    about 1/1837th the mass. Traditionally, the proton is placed at
    the center and the electron whirls around it (although in reality
    the electron is more like a probability gas).

    Neutrons are part of larger atoms -- e.g., Carbon-12 has six of each and
    is truly a devilish molecule, if one goes into numerology. (It's also a
    very important molecule for humans, as C12 is the dominant carbon isotope.)

    I'm not sure what to make of "atom of number 107@98". Atomic number 98 is
    the highly radioactive californium; 107 is bohrium (not to be confused
    with boron, number 5). Cf251 is the most stable isotope, and has a
    half-life of 898 years; Bh264 has a half life of 0.44 seconds. Ag107 as
    it turns out is the predominant isotope of silver; Mo98 the predominant
    isotope of molybdenum. Neither metal is a significant factor in human
    nutrition except for such things as heavy-metal poisoning (iron, zinc,
    magnesium, sodium, chlorine, and copper are more important but I'd have to
    look for the complete list).

    sci.chem and sci.med.nutrition added to newsgroup list, just to see if
    I've made any obvious goofs on the organic chemistry side. Followups
    redirected to sci.chem.

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