An interesting find, from Wikipedia:
Constituents of the human body in a person weighing 60 kg
Constituent – Weight – Percentage of atoms
- Oxygen – 38.8 kg – 25.5 %
- Carbon – 10.9 kg – 9.5 %
- Hydrogen – 6.0 kg – 63.0 %
- Nitrogen – 1.9 kg – 1.4 %
- Other – 2.4 kg – 0.6 %
Bonus geek points to anyone who remembers the Star Trek: TNG episode with the same title as this post.
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Hydrogen – 6.0 kg – 63.0 %
Definitely the low-calorie option! 63% of the atoms, with just 10% of the weight.