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The primary element responsible for breaking down food into energy is carbon. During cellular respiration, carbon-containing compounds, such as glucose, are metabolized in the presence of oxygen to produce energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This process also involves other elements, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, but carbon is central to the energy extraction process from food.

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