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| Jul 6, 2021 at 15:23 | comment | added | Bob Stein | @JoeManlove re butter as human fuel, the obligatory what-if.xkcd.com/126 | |
| May 24, 2016 at 16:03 | history | edited | gerrit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 5, 2016 at 12:06 | comment | added | Pont | Pure fat would be most efficient only if you can metabolize it all, which I suspect you can't. In The Worst Journey in the World, Cherry-Garrard wrote "[our calorific] requirements are calculated for total absorption of all food-stuffs: but in practice, by visual proof, this does not take place: this is especially noticeable in the case of fats, a quantity of which were digested neither by men, ponies, nor dogs." | |
| Aug 26, 2015 at 16:04 | comment | added | Kevin Panko | Ketosis is a good thing, not to be avoided. See The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 10:09 | comment | added | fgysin | Just bring peanuts... They are around 60-70% pure fat, and tasty. :) | |
| Feb 20, 2015 at 2:49 | comment | added | aaaaargZombies | I had thought olive oil, its certainly a good boost but couldn't imagine anyone surviving solely on it. How about peanut butter, 5.8 cal/g, 50% fat, 20% carbs, 25% protein. Used (with a few additives) by the WTO to relieve famine. | |
| Feb 18, 2015 at 23:11 | comment | added | Gerhard | I had the same thought ;) instead of boring pure fat, I have good experience with dried sausages like salami. But you'll probably want some bread with this as well. That being said, there are a fair amount of cabins just outside the Sarek where you can restock on various foods, like pasta, etc. | |
| Feb 17, 2015 at 21:31 | comment | added | Joe Manlove | Butter might come close to optimal as well. | |
| Apr 23, 2014 at 21:28 | comment | added | Wills | That's a good example why I like physicists. Yummy, more oil cooking! | |
| Mar 31, 2013 at 2:58 | history | answered | user2169 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |