by Carlene Starck, PhD - Metabolic Nutrition Scientist | Mar 20, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance
Calories and ATP production 🔥 Calories ARE important but….we’re still talking about them like it’s 1890. I mean, what even IS a calorie? It’s just a measure of heat.In brief: Burn food in a lab ➡️ measure the heat produced ➡️ we get a number. Yet the body...
by Carlene Starck, PhD - Metabolic Nutrition Scientist | Jan 23, 2026 | article, Natural Nutrition
Protein and amino acid composition and digestibility Protein quality isn’t just about the protein.Current protein quality measures are based on amino acid composition and digestibility, and they have taken us a long way. They’ve been an important step forward and...