Protein sparing is the process by which the body derives energy from sources other than protein. Such sources can include fatty tissues, dietary fats and carbohydrates. Protein sparing conserves muscle tissue. The balance between digestible protein (DP) and digestible energy (DE) in the diet is a key factor. Decreasing dietary DP/DE ratio results in an increase of protein conservation. The amino acids are not catabolized for energy, and are conserved in the body in a greater ratio.The amount of protein used in the body is influenced by the percentage that is digestible by the body, and the total quantity of protein fed to the body. Bodybuilding and other strength training promotes the utilization and conservation of protein's amino acids in the body. Using alternate energy sources lessens the amount of amino acids that will be metabolized for energy. An increase of protein in the diet does not lead to greater protein efficiency, more protein will be lost, but a greater amount of protein will be conserved in the body through sheer volume, staying a step ahead of the metabolization of amino acids for energy.This supposedly happens roughly two days after a water fast, according to fasting proponents.

If you have some spare cpu cycles join the Ron Paul team at folding@home !http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=104423Download the client and set the team number to 104423 when you configure itFolding @ home simulates protein folding to determine the cause of diseases and protein misfolding.

Eighty percent of the power for the project comes from spare processor cycles on PlayStation 3 consoles.

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Sony is having so much success with their Folding@Home project (which uses spare processing power on PS3's to do computation-intensive protein folding simulations for the good of mankind) that Sony is exploring the idea of selling some of that unused computing power to corporations, who in return would give users points, or whatever.

If you're not familiar, Folding@Home is a Stanford University project that analyzes protein folding patterns to work toward cures for diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. All you need to do is download the program and leave it running when you're not using your computer; Your compy's spare processing capacity is put to good use performing incredib