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.
What happens if you have too little fats? Most people think eating less fats will lead to weight loss. This is true, but too little fat in the diet can lead to weight loss and nutritional deficiencies.
Fat is stored in the body for many reasons. When too much fat is accumulated we become overweight or obese. Eating too much fat can make us overweight, but so can too much carbohydrate or protein. In fact, the over-consumption of fast carbohydrates is more closely linked to overweight and obesity than fat consumption.