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Re:MIT creates glucose fuel cell to power implanted brain-co... by sp332 on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @02:03PM (#4107394)
That only works if your extra calories come from glucose intake. It wouldn't help for complex carbs, fat, or protein.
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Re:MIT creates glucose fuel cell to power implanted brain-co... by debacle on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @02:12PM (#4107464)
Your extra calories always wind up as glucose in your blood sugar.
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Re:MIT creates glucose fuel cell to power implanted brain-co... by TheSOB88 on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @04:17PM (#4108190)
Not true AFAIRC. Lipids are absorbed as lipids (fatty acids), proteins as amino acids. Aminos can be broken down into sugar, though.
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