Although often difficult to find in the marketplace, the leaves of the quinoa plant are edible, with a taste similar to its green-leafed relatives, spinach, chard and beets. Not only is quinoa high in protein, but the protein it supplies is complete protein, meaning that it includes all nine essential amino acids.
Body fat is important for a wide variety of body functions. Having too little body fat may increase your risk for heart disease, gastrointestinal problems and damage to your nervous system, Also, the University of Pennsylvania adds, you incur the risk of organ shrinkage.
Diets can make your abdomen smaller as you lose weight, but your actual stomach organ only changes size when you eat. When you eat your stomach gets bigger, and then when you digest your food your stomach gets smaller. But your stomach does not shrink when you eat less. However, your belly does.