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.
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.