Re: WorldCon 2006 (was: The Mohammud Cartoons)

In article <k8ho22hu5s6ht74te9nl5dmem3kjv2k7e4@xxxxxxx>,
Beth Friedman <bjf@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Huh? Starches and sugars are four calories per gram, as opposed to
nine calories per gram for fats (or six calories per gram for
proteins),

I thought proteins were closer to five, and the body burns one of
those in utilizing the protein.

Alcohol is 7.

Fiber (supposedly non-digestible carbs) turns out to be 1-2.

Seth
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