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.
Misconceptions. It is possible to have too little body fat. Your body needs some essential fatâconsidered to be about 4 percent for men and 10 percent for womenâto help with hormone production, vitamin absorption and to pad the internal organs. Women need body fat to keep their menstrual cycle regular.