A Critical Analysis of Dietetics – Part 2: Elemental Ratios, Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Body Composition

Lynda Sedley

doi:10.20944/preprints202504.0591.v1

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07 April 2025

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07 April 2025

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Abstract

Part two of this series critically examines the elemental composition of human diets and their implications for body composition, metabolism, and evolutionary adaptation. It explores the roles of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen in various dietary patterns, comparing carnivorous, Mediterranean, plant-based, and traditional English-American diets. The analysis highlights the significance of elemental ratios in metabolic processes, epigenetic mechanisms, and thermogenesis. It delves into the historical development of diagnostic techniques such as basal metabolic rate (BMR) and respiratory quotient (RQ), questioning their accuracy in diverse populations. Unique metabolic adaptations in Indigenous Australians are discussed, showcasing their exceptional thermoregulatory mechanisms and evolutionary responses to extreme climatic conditions. The paper also investigates the impact of environmental factors on human evolution, including the Ice Age's influence on dietary practices. Ultimately, it challenges conventional perspectives on human migration, evolution, and dietary recommendations.

Keywords:

carbon

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oxygen

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body composition

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bmr

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elemental storage

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vitamin deficiency

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body mass index

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carbohydrate

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protein

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fat

Subject:

Public Health and Healthcare - Public Health and Health Services

Introduction

In part one of this critical analysis, I highlighted the importance of the nitrogen element, its ratio between other elements for metabolic processes, epigenetic mechanisms and brain development. Moving toward personalised healthcare, historical dietary patterns, need to be considered.

In part two, I will conduct a critical analysis of alternative elements such as carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, comparing the same carnivorous diet, with the modern Mediterranean diet, a plant-based diet, and the traditional English American Diet, emphasising their importance pertaining to body composition, elemental storage sites in the human body. The accuracy of traditional diagnostic techniques, such as metabolic rate and body mass index, are discussed, and I offer a unique perspective on the geographical migration and evolution of man.

Carbon

Metaboloepigenetics is a new field of research that studies energy metabolism by epigenetic mechanisms (Sedley L 2023). Essentially, increased heat production can be correlated to an upregulation of central carbon metabolism for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, of which CO₂ is a byproduct (Fan J, Kamphorst JJ et al 2014). A shift in carbon utilisation, is seen in anaerobic metabolism (Sedley L 2023). For example, an up-regulation of one-carbon metabolism (1-CM), results in methylation of the guanidinoacetate methyltransferase which synthesises of creatine, when ATP is plentiful (Alberti, KG 1977), and O₂ is depleted (Sedley L 2023).

Gasotransmitters regulate metabolic switches (Sedley L 2023). S-Nitrosylation of Adenosyltransferase (MAT) enzyme, inhibits 1-CM (Pé Rez-Mato I, Castro C et al 1999), reducing carbon availability for methylation reactions (Sedley L 2023). For example, at the onset of anaerobic metabolism, loss of cellular O₂ tension in the cytosol causes spatial redistribution of gases which move down their concentration gradients (Thomas DD 2015). Redistribution of NO during the transient hypoxia, activates methylation via loss of MAT inhibition. NO can then translocate to the nucleus, where it enhances global methylation via inhibition of Jumanji C Containing Demethylases (Thomas DD 2015). These complex mechanisms demonstrate why a precise ratio of dietary elements is important.

Little is understood about atmospheric CO or CO₂ for human epigenetic purposes (Sedley L 2023). The carnivorous diet, contains up to 15% more carbon than the other diets (Figure 1), and it is possible that due to abundant localised CO produced from fires, used for heating, played an important role in environmental evolution, which some of us are still adapting to, following evolutionary housing. The seeking of elementary sources when subject to environmental or dietary elemental restriction, may play a role in addiction. For example, most illicit substances and many pharmaceuticals are based on hydrocarbon elements. E.g. Cigarette smoke produces 200 times more CO₂ than the atmosphere (Schwart L, Guais, A et al 2010), and therefore elemental deficits, may also lead to substance abuse. Although considered controversial, CO₂ therapy has been used successfully in the treatment of substance abuse and neurological disorders (Kent LR 1961) & (LaVerne AA 1973).

Oxygen

The carnivorous diet contains 1-2 times less oxygen than other diets of the same calories (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Elemental Ratios of 3000 Calorie Diets

Basal Metabolic Rate

John Harvey Kellogg’s book, The New Dietetics, set the foundations the American Dietetic Association, which was cofounded by Leena Cooper, a nurse at his Battle Creek Wellness Sanitarium. As part of Kellogg's sanitary reform, animal produce was considered putrid, generating excess heat, which led to a sin of lustful intemperance (Kellogg JH 1927) & (Wilson BC 2014) & (Kellogg JH 1899). This may be partly attributed to the role of nitric oxide in facilitating penile erection through vascular regulation. As a result, Kellogg promoted the substitution of the standard animal-based breakfast, with cereal (Willson BC 2014).

The Sanitarium was also the birthplace for an original apparatus used to measure gaseous exchange via respiration which Kellogg referred to as heat production. The data obtained at the Sanitarium, was used by Harris and Benedict (1919) in the development of the formula (height + weight + gender - age) which is used to predict heat production or basal metabolic rate (BMR) and is still used today. Total energy expenditure is calculated by adding additional energy costs, and slightly modified versions of the formula take into consideration malnutrition, and obesity, which increases O₂ consumption (Roza AM, Shizgal HM 1984).

CO₂ production (VCO₂ )/VO₂ consumption (VO₂) at the lung, is considered the respiratory exchange ratio (RER). The term respiratory quotient (RQ) has been interchangeable with RER, although today, it is used to specifically describe the energy substrate utilised by non-lung tissues and organisms, such as the production of cell metabolites, fermentation, and animal/human metabolism (Patel HK 2023). An RQ <1 represents protein and fat utilisation whereas an RQ of unity represents glucose combustion and its utilisation as a substrate. RQ >1.2 correlates to anaerobic metabolism and utilisation of carbon (Harris JA, Benedict FG 1919). The temperature of the environment and the subject, also influence the VCO₂ /VO₂ exchange (Liebig M 1842).

Metabolic Uniquity and Heat Production

Plant-based substitutes were adopted to suppress excessive heat and metabolic processes, ultimately limiting human physical capacity and metabolic potential. In contrast, Liebig (1842) stated, that to generate enough heat in cold temperatures, consumption of animal flesh was essential in preventing the ill effects from consuming train oil, or carbon and hydrogen in brandy. Like discussed in part 1, an excess of hydrocarbons caused an imbalanced ratio, (Sedley L 2025), which limited essential thermogenic up- regulation of metabolism

Today, hydrocarbon methyl groups are added to pharmaceuticals to promote a steric hinderance, preventing electron transfer, whilst indirectly limiting heat production (Sedley L 2023).

Population metabolic uniquity demonstrates that the measure of increased metabolism cannot always be represented by VCO₂ /VO₂. In fact, one study of oxygen consumption was seen to do the opposite. Indigenous Australians were a high animal consuming population as discussed in Part 1, (Sedley 2025), and whilst sleeping in freezing temperatures, the Indigenous Australian consumed half the O₂ than the other non-native study participants, and at times the participants could decrease VO₂ significantly from basal levels (Scholander PF, Hammel HT et al 1958). It was said that the low body temperature, would reduce the gas volume and therefore CO₂ emissions (Hicks CS 1963). For a more modern example, using the ideal gas law; at 0°C, 1 mole of any gas occupies 22.4L, whereas at room temperature, that volume increases, therefore increasing CO₂ production was considered an indicator of increasing body heat (Flowers P, Theopold K et al 2019).

The indigenous subjects had significantly reduced skin temperature, reduced metabolic rates, and could sleep completely unperturbed on the ground, in the freezing conditions. In contrast, non-native controls woke frequently, and shivered intensely, with a significant increase in metabolic rate (Scholander PF, Hammel HT et al 1958). They found the Australians maintained body temperature, by remaining in thermal equilibrium with their environment, making them uniquely heterothermic and exceptional. Skin temperatures of the rural Australians could go low as 4°C, without any metabolic increase to generate heat (Hicks CS 1963), suggesting that Kellogg’s theory pertaining to animal meat consumption and excessive heat were inaccurate. These differences were partially attributed to cutaneous vasoconstriction of the extremities, allowing for heat conservation, by shutting down skin circulation. In fact, the application of cold to one arm resulted in rapid vasoconstriction of the other, with blood pressure changes of as much as 30mmHg (Hicks CS 1963). It was also noted, that extreme heats from the fire, up to 45°C, which caused pain and discomfort in Westerners, was also tolerated by the Australians (Scholander PF, Hammel HT et al 1958). The researchers suggested the population had evolved from Westerners, to withstand Australian climatic conditions (Scholander PF, Hammel HT et al 1958) & (Hicks CS 1963). However, unlike various populations around the world, due to prolonged isolation, evidence of selective evolutionary adaptation to environment, lifestyle and diet is still not visible in some populations of Indigenous Australians (Sedley L 2025).

It wasn’t until 1980, that it was recognised that an isolated tribe of Indigenous Australians had reduced thyroid function tests compared to urban European Australians, and that diagnostic reference values derived from Europeans were to be misleading (White GH, Morice R 1980), however, diagnostic reference values remained standardised.

In 1989, restriction enzyme sequencing was used to analyse the populations DNA, which was compared to plasma Thyroid Binding Globulin (TBG) levels and concluded, a codon substitution in the X linked TBG gene, was responsible for the metabolic difference in the population (Takeda K, Mori Y et al 1989). In 2013, it was identified, that thyroxine (T4) is released from TBG in a temperature sensitive mechanism. A 2 °C rise in body temperature, causes the release of approximately 23% of thyroxine , which is halved in over 50% of Indigenous Australians (Qi X, Chan WL et al 2014). In skeletal and smooth muscle, thyroid hormone stimulates sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA1 &2) increasing calcium turnover and ATP utilisation for neurotransmission, contributing to the thermogenic response (Simonides WS, Thelen MHM 2001). Thyroid hormones regulate cardiac repolarisation and QT interval related gene expression (Ulivieri A, Lavra L et al 2022). Thus, this exceptional mutation provides a thermoregulatory advantage, suppressing metabolism under extreme cold stress and makes me question the early evidence surrounding the migration of the Indigenous Aboriginal people to Australia.

It is estimated that Indigenous Australians have lived on the continent for over 75,000 years, (Rasmussen M et al.2011), this means that they were blue zoned like many other environmentally stabilised populations across the world. Meaning they were metabolically and epigenetically in harmony with their environment.

A documentary presented by British journalist Graham Hancock, describes a cataclysm which occurred between 13,000 and 11,000 years ago (Hancock G 2022). Although Graham has been criticised for starting a war with academia, his theories are in certainly support of this research. Geologic records show that the climate can change abruptly (Alley, R.B. 2004). This major apocalyptic event wiped out human civilisation; and was brought about by an extreme climate event, triggering what reflects universal adaptation to environmental stress; similar the devastating increase in natural events that we are seeing today. Interestingly, the universe has a wonderful way of maintaining balance. For example, an increase in males are born after a war (Satoshi Kanazawa 2007). Similarly, the earth fluctuates in temperature, triggering extreme heat and extremely cold events, as to maintain universal equilibrium. Hancock’s theory coincides with the ice core temperatures and CO₂ data over the past 420,000 years (Alley, R.B. 2004).

The ancient civilisations explored by Graham, left behind dating evidence and symbolisation of what Graham thinks to be snakes in the sky, otherwise known as comets. Much like electromagnetic interactions described in quantum biology (Sedley L 2023), it is possible that changes in the earths electromagnetic field, can attract comets into the earth’s atmosphere, as to maintain environmental equilibrium. As a result of this event during the Pleistocene Ice Age, approximately 11,000 years ago, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels dropped to 180ppmv (Bouttes, N et al 2011). Phanerozoic global mean surface temperature and CO₂ measurements suggest CO₂ is the dominant control of Phanerozoic climate (Judd, E. J et al 2024). Ice core temperatures suggest surface termperatures remained between -8°C and -15°C. This would mean large ice sheets would cover most continents and because so much water was locked in ice, sea levels would be over 120 meters lower, and continental ice bridges would make continents accessible by foot (Bouttes, N et al 2011). Due to plants requiring atmospheric CO₂ of over 200ppvm for photosynthesis, many regions would have been cold deserts (Gerhart, L. M., & Ward, J. K. 2010). This means that any population that survived the apocalypse and the subsequent ice age, lived without plant foods. The biological differences in Indigenous Australians, show astounding evidence of human adaptation to extreme weather conditions, unlike any other population; the high protein diet likely provided sufficient carbon for metabolic processes, (figure 1), utilising a hibernation-like metabolic capacity to survive the ice age. Therefore, in contrast to popular belief, the migration of humans to warmer climates may have diverged from the Australian population. The lack of evolutionary selection from environmental adaptation is in support of this theory, and the unique metabolism suggests carbon dating may also be inaccurate, as for this period, people had reduced VCO₂ /VO₂ respiration.

Elemental Composition Vs Mass

When we compare pure macros, we can clearly see, how we are what we eat. Body composition can be altered by a change in dietary elemental ratios. To begin, we must consider the body as a vessel that can holds a specific volume of elements. Figure 2 shows the molecular mass of dietary elements.

Figure 2: Molar Mass of Dietary Elements

Carbohydrate

Hypothetically, if the body vessel was made of pure glucose, with a chemical formula of C⁶H¹²O⁶, despite the same amount of oxygen and carbon, oxygen represents more body mass, than any other element due to its greater atomical mass (Figure 3).

Figure 3: Glucose elemental ratio Vs Mass

Protein

Despite the diet of a carnivorous diet containing 1-2 times less oxygen, hypothetically if the body was comprised entirely of serine, the mass of the body would be comprised of more oxygen than any other element (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Serine elemental ratio Vs Mass

Fat

Despite pure fat containing mostly hydrogen, the mass of a body comprised of entirely of palmitic acid would be mostly carbon (Figure 4).

Figure 5: Palmitic Acid elemental ratio Vs Mass

Elemental Storage and Dietary Substitution

The substitution of any element will result in epigenetic adaptation and redistribution of elements to the appropriate storage site. To further simplify body composition and the elemental substitution in terms of mass, changing from a hypothetical diet of pure serine protein to a diet of pure carbohydrates, for each nitrogen molecule lost, results in a gain of 3 carbons, 3 oxygens and 5 hydrogens, and a `total molecular mass gain of 89 u. The substitution of fat, would result in a molecular mass gain of 146.33 u. This equates to a substitution in body composition at the element’s respective storage site. Figure 1, compares the total ratio of dietary elements, whereas figure 6 compares the total mass of the four different diets.

Figure 6: Total Mass of 3000 Calorie Diets

Nitrogen Storage

As discussed in part 1 (Sedley L, 2025) vital nitrogen is preserved in residual muscle for DNA synthesis and cell growth. A gradual reduction of dietary nitrogen will slowly deplete muscle stores, including the brain. The nitrogen will be substituted by other elements within their respective storage compartments (Sedley L 2023)

Carbon Storage

Since fat is the largest store of carbon mass, limiting 1-CM, through folic acid supplementation will result in conservation of carbon for essential cell growth, (Sedley L 2025), resulting in hypertrophy and hyperplasia of adipocytes and contributing to obesity (Pant R, Firmal P et al 2021).

Oxygen and Hydrogen Storage

Glycogen and water are the largest stores of O₂ (Jéquier E 1994). Again, in the case of epigenetic inflexibility (Sedley L 2025), excess glucose may not be utilised effectively, contributing to hyperglycaemia and storage of glycogen and concomitant water in adipose tissue. This occurs at a ratio of 1:3, respectively (Fernández-Elías VE, Ortega JF et al 2015). This fluid retention is also a hallmark feature of obesity (Ceperuelo- Mallafré V, Ejarque M et al 2016), and may indicate an incorrect evolutionary dietary preference.

Hydrogen

Figure 7 shows the protein only comparison of the diets. The hydrogen element is significant considering the largest amount is consumed by the carnivore, and despite hydrogen having the least mass, the carnivore still consumes more hydrogen than any other diet (figure 1). So assuming a carnivore lost its food source and was required to consume rations of dry bread, it likely that this change would have significant implications on the thirst response.

Figure 7: Protein Portion Only of 3000 Calorie Diets

Together this suggests that if epigenetic pathways are not efficient, calories in vs calories out as a weight loss mechanism, may not be as straight forward as previously thought.

Body Mass Index

The body mass index (BMI) is calculated the same way as density, that is, mass/volume, in chemistry, or mass/height² for BMI. BMI is deceiving as it is supposed to be an estimate of fat, but really, it’s an estimate of density, for overestimates are seen in body building subjects, and underestimates are seen in subjects with low lean body mass (Tafeit E,2019).

We established here that per molecule of serine, palmitic acid weighs more than glucose and glucose weighs more than serine, therefore a body of equal size, comprised of entirely serine, will have the lowest mass. However, the many different amino acids of varying masses comprise protein.

Muscle is said to weigh more than fat due to increased density, but when we look at the raw skeletal muscle tissue from an animal, let’s say raw pork, and compare it to the fat portion of the animal, in most cases muscle takes up more volume for the same mass, making it less technically less dense than fat. This reduced density is likely the driving factor contributing to satiety (Moon J & Koh G, 2020). The mineral content of the muscle also plays a role and differs between food sources. Yet, standardised densities are calculated as fat (.85 g/cm³), which is less than water (.99 g /cm³), but much lower than glucose (1.56 g/cm³, and protein e.g. serine (1.6 g/cm³) & valine (1.32 g/cm³) & (National Center for Biotechnology Information 2025). It is likely the many other constituents in muscle that contribute to its reduced density since muscle is technically not pure serine or pure protein.

Supplementary data table 2, shows that to consume 3000 calories of animal protein, you are required to consume 16.39% more food than other diet. But, it has been demonstrated here, that our current diets were originally derived from animals, in that they contain all of the necessary nutrients to sustain life, therefore, this increased intake is likely to be unnecessary, unless of course there is a concomitant increase in physical activity, like that seen in hunters. Moreover, this increased mass per calorie, is masking the fact that carbohydrates and fat, weigh more than muscle.

Food composition nutritional databases are limited by only having reference values for macronutrients, vitamins and minerals. We know that that all foods, contain many other dietary constitutes, such as hormones, phytochemicals. Therefore, when calculating foods or total diets, there is a significant gap between the mass of available data which comprises the calorie quantitation and the total mass of the food or diet. Given that the body is comprised mostly of water, for the purpose of this exercise, this gap, has been adjusted for water in the dietary comparison (Figure 8). Given that we have a known value for the water content in protein (75%), glucose (1%) and fat (10%), (Listrat A, Lebret B et al 2016), we can estimate that the residual unknown elements in the 3000-calorie carnivorous diet (2313.10g – 2.3g – 23.1g – 1603g), comes to a total mass of 552.8g.

Figure 8: Total Mass Adjusted for Water

To add relevance to this theory, a body builder who has the same volume, and BMI as person who is obese, likely has a greater mass due to the glycolytic muscle fibre type. Although there is limited data pertaining to the mass of muscle fibre types, we know that due to glycogen and water, the anaerobic fast twitch fibre types are larger in size, compared to the oxidative slow-twitch type (Meznaric, M & Cvetko, E 2016). This is why some populations and animals who consume high carbohydrate diets appear to have increased muscle mass, compared to those who are carnivores who have lean muscle mass.

Dietary Comparison of Mass

Allow me put mass into perspective by comparing two popular breakfast options. The difference between a beef and cheese McMuffin from McDonald's and a bowl of cereal, is shown to have implications for our nutritional well-being, especially when it comes to body mass. The cereal option of Wheat-Bix possesses a 5-star health star rating and whilst adhering to the recommended serving size of 30g, consisting of two biscuits, 125ml of full-cream milk, and a teaspoon of sugar, comes to a total 164g, with consideration for milk having a slightly increased density than water. The total caloric intake comes to 205 calories (Sanitarium Health Food Company 2023).

The beef and cheese muffin at McDonald's, weighs in at 115g, packing a total of 313 calories. The McMuffin is comprised of approximately 1g of essential electrolytes, like including calcium, sodium, and potassium and its macronutrient profile is made up of 24.3g of carbohydrates, 17.5g of protein, and 15.7g of fat, leaving 57.5g of miscellaneous ingredients, whose elemental ratios remain undetermined (McDonald's Australia 2023).

Although the muffin offers less food by volume and mass, it but may lead to greater satiety due to increased protein (Moon J & Koh G, 2020).

Despite the muffin containing 313 calories, when we consider the caloric expenditure through daily activities, the impact on weight storage becomes apparent. With a only modest exercise burn of 150 calories, choosing the beef and cheese muffin leads to a 55.28g store of mass, which contrasts with the cereal which results in a 113.2g store, this is due to the mass of the cereal being 1.4 times greater than the muffin. Moreover, the added folic acid in the cereal has the potential for interference with epigenetic flexibility (Sedley L 2023), resulting in increased carbon storage as discussed.

Due recommendations that plant foods are healthier and industries are required to improve sustainability practices, fast food chains and supermarkets are modifying their recipes, offering healthier choices by reducing their meat to grain ratios (Hungry Jack's 2025). This should theoretically be making their prices cheaper, and the population healthier, but instead, for some populations, the contrary is true (Hungry Jack's 2025). A crumbed chicken breast from Aldi contains only 57% chicken (Aldi 2025). These factors are ultimately making many of us larger and unhealthier via transition towards a plant-based diet, without us realising it. The same is true for beverages, although promoted to contain no sugar, mass is still mass, and without efficient carbon utilisation, these products will result in increased weight, despite a calorie deficit.

Epigenetic Programming

Epigenetic programming sets the stage for all metabolic processes. Individuals of different nationalities, environments and rates of evolution will have unique epigenetic programming. That is, genes are expressed uniquely and dependant on the individuals diet, lifestyle and environment.

Epigenetic Programming Energy Metabolism and Human Intervention

The accuracy of macro utilisation using respiratory exchange ratio or RQ is questionable. For example; populations who consumed an animal-based diet prior to human epigenetic intervention could sustain an RQ1 which is associated with carbohydrate metabolism, for 5 hours without any carbohydrate consumption (Hicks CS 1963). These studies use generalised population groups, and don’t consider different degrees of human evolution or gene expression. In addition, today, the results are muddied due to the human influence such as folate supplementation (Sedley L 2025).

It is said that most individuals with western ancestry are well adapted to modern carbohydrate metabolism, and the rapid adaption of a low carbohydrate/high fat diet in athletes, results in the modification of RQ at the expense of oxygen and athletic performance (Burke 2020). This is likely to do with human intervening with epigenetic programming, which limits carbon utilisation during anaerobic metabolism (Sedley L 2023). Or put simply, the high carbon content of fat drives metabolism through utilisation of one-carbon metabolism and therefore requires activation of methylation, which may be inhibited by folate and its derivatives.

The inability to switch on methylation, not only puts a restriction on adaptation in response to physical activity, but also stresses cognition and essential hypoxic adaptation (Sedley L 2023). Without appropriate epigenetic, metabolic, and anatomical adaptation at the respiratory level, a sudden change in dietary elements like reverting to a carnivorous diet, from the Mediterranean may result in dietary oxygen deficiency. Similarly, increasing anti-oxidant intake, through supplementation, may have an accumulative effect on oxygen availability in some individuals pre-evolved or post-evolved to these dietary conditions.

Deficiency

It is evident that a sudden change in diet, can result in an elemental and/or nutrient deficiency. However, excessive use of nutrients resulting from epigenetic adaptation is often overlooked. For example, an increase in dietary tyrosine is an example of how thyroid essential nutrients such as iodine and zinc may be depleted following an increase in thyroid hormone synthesis. What proves challenging for clinicians is recognising an up-regulated pathway and excessive utilisation. In this specific case, repletion may exacerbate the condition due to greater nutrient availability for synthesis. This is in contrast to a reduced efficiency, due to a suppressed pathway as a direct response to deficiency. Therefore, future personalised medicine is required to assess the efficiency of the pathway prior to deficiency repletion.

Conclusion

Part two of this analysis has described how a rapid change in dietary elemental ratios can lead to addictive behaviour, or increased thirst. Less oxygen in the diet and less environmental oxygen consumption, suggests some populations have a greater oxygen efficiency, which will be explored further, later in this series.

The analysis highlights the metabolic uniqueness of individuals and calls for the destandardisation of metabolic analysis and diagnostic tools, as we move toward personalised healthcare. The concept of calories in, vs calorie out, for weight management, may not be as straight forward as previously thought, and relies heavily on personalised metabolic capacity.

Advanced technology will assist in determining deficiency vs sufficiency of biological pathways, for better personalised healthcare.

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Figure 1. Comparative estimation of elemental ratios of the Mediterranean, English American, Carnivorous, and plant based 3000 calorie diet. Calculated by elemental mass as per supplementary data (Table 1 and 2) (Sedley L, 2025).

Figure 2. Molar mass of elements (Akiel R 2022).

Figure 3. Glucose elemental ratio Vs Mass.

Figure 4. Serine elemental ratio Vs Mass.

Figure 5. Palmitic Acid elemental ratio Vs Mass.

Figure 6. Total mass of 3000 calorie diets extracted from supplementary data.

Figure 7. Elemental mass of only the protein component in 3000 calorie diets.

Figure 8. Mass adjusted for unidentified mass aligned with dietary composition data, calculated as H₂O.

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