Seattle Health Blog

Sure you know that excess fat is good for our health, and if you’re dieting is not about choosing not to consume but the quality of fats and control the amount ingested to achieve a balanced diet that benefits the operation of body.

Here what the excess fat can cause:

Hinder digestion: A high-fat meal is heavier, more indigestible and can cause discomfort after eating copious, therefore, best to limit fat in each meal and thus achieve a lighter meal, allowing us to remain active and without discomfort after it.

It makes us eat more: Fats have a high palatability, does not produce a lot of fullness and are easily storable energy, why, how much fat we eat, the more we want.

They are focusing on energy: fats increase the caloric density of the diet as they are the macronutrient that provides more calories per gram, therefore, a high intake of fats in the day may promote positive energy balance and thus lead to an increase weight.

They can cause dyslipidemia: If we spend with fat intake, increases the chance of having dyslipidemia, ie, of having high blood cholesterol, high triglycerides and all the consequences that these conditions can cause.