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by w0uld 3296 days ago
The Wikipedia article OP mentioned is a good place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate

Both carbohydrates and fats have direct pathways to ATP. Protein does not. Protein must first go through gluconeogenesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis