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Is there anything more calorically dense than fat?

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A single gram of fat contains about 9 calories, making it the most energy-dense macronutrient available to the human body. However, when we expand our perspective beyond edible substances, the question of 'is there anything more calorically dense than fat?' yields some astonishing results. The concepts of chemical energy versus nuclear energy reveal a vast, exponential difference in energy storage.