How is carbon converted to energy?

Andrew Huberman and Andy Galpin explain that carbon conversion to energy in the human body involves breaking chemical bonds to release energy. Specifically, carbon chains, such as those in glucose, are broken down to release energy which is then used to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate). This ATP is essential for muscle contraction. Free-floating carbon, a byproduct, binds with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which is then exhaled. Conversely, plants take in carbon dioxide, cleave off carbon, and assemble it into glucose, storing it as starch 1.