What are health risks of eating too much fat?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Eating too much fat can increase your risk for a number of health threats. For starters, eating a lot of fat can make you fat. Fat contains 9 calories per gram. That means fat packs more than twice as many calories as carbohydrates and protein, which both have 4 calories per gram. Your body needs fat to survive, but it's wise to eat this important nutrient in moderation.
Too much of certain types of fat can lead to other health problems. A diet rich in saturated fat (fatty cuts of meat and dairy foods are top sources) can raise cholesterol levels in the blood. That increases the risk for heart disease. Likewise, the trans fats found in some fried foods, packaged snacks and stick margarine (among other foods) raise cholesterol, too. If eating too much fat causes you to become overweight or obese, this raises your risk of endometrial, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers.
Eating too much fat can increase your risk for a number of health threats. For starters, eating a lot of fat can make you fat. Fat contains 9 calories per gram. That means fat packs more than twice as many calories as carbohydrates and... More -
Jan Campbell answered:Foods high in fat can produce many health risks, such as heart disease and stroke. Excess fat can create plaque, which lodges on the walls of your arteries. This is what causes heart attacks and strokes, because the plaque will reduce the opening of the artery and restrict blood flow which carries oxygen to the cells. To our human bodies, oxygen means life. It is what keeps our cells alive. It is what keeps us alive.
Obesity can also cause many other health risks, such as hypertension (high blood pressure) and type II diabetes. Each gram of fat is twice as many calories compared to carbohydrates and protein. Research has also shown that foods high in fat can increase the risk of cancer. Being aware of what we eat is imperative to an overall healthy and happy life.Foods high in fat can produce many health risks, such as heart disease and stroke. Excess fat can create plaque, which lodges on the walls of your arteries. This is what causes heart attacks and strokes, because the plaque will reduce the... More
