Foods That Make You Fat

Subcutaneous fat

Subcutaneous fat is found just beneath the skin as opposed to visceral fat which is found in the peritoneal cavity. Subcutaneous fat can be measured using body fat calipers giving a rough estimate of total body adiposity.

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How Much Body Fat Should You Have?

Your body needs a certain amount of fat in order to function, and body fat can be determined in several ways, including calipers, underwater or hydrostatic weighing, and body fat scales.

How much should you aim for? Check out the table below:

Categories	Female	Male
Essential Fat	10-12%	2-4%
Athletes	14-20%	6-13%
Fitness	21-24%	14-17%
Acceptable	25-31%	18-25%
Obese	>32%	>25%

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• This site has a useful guide on how to measure body fat.

High-Fat, High Carb Diet and Oxidative Stress

Eating a high-fat, high-carb fast food meal produces damaging cellular changes that are does more damage to obese people, according to a study done by researchers of Kaleida Health in New York.

They found out that obese people have higher levels of oxidative stress, and that a high-fat, high-card diet also increases oxidative stress.

Visceral fat

Visceral fat is also known as organ fat. An excess of visceral fat leads to the "pot belly" or "beer belly" effect, in which the abdomen protrudes excessively. This body type is also known as "apple" shaped, as opposed to "pear" shape, in which fat is deposited on the hips and buttocks.

Visceral fat accumulation is associated with insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.

3500 Calories = 1lb of Fat

It would take an extra 3,500 excess calories to produce one pound of fat. So if you consume an extra 500 calories per day over what you burn, by the end of the week you've added a pound of lard in your body. Think about it.