Revista de Morfología y Anatomía

New Approaches on High Fat Diet Research

Abstract

Cristian Sandoval*, Santibañez S

Obesity is defined as an excess of body-fat mass. Reliable fat-mass quantitation requires sophisticated tools that are not widely available. BMI is a gross measurement of body fat where it could have an effect at the cellular level. Multiples researches have shown the effects of high-fat diet on behavioral eating patterns, body composition, lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity, and the role of exercise on these parameters. Also, it is important to consider the positive effects of exercise on adipose tissue metabolism and to understand the mechanisms by which this tissue affects the kinetics of other macromolecules. Some intermittent energy restriction regimens have gained popularity as strategies for achieving weight loss and other metabolic health benefits. However, clinical studies comparing weight loss with intermittent energy restriction regimens to traditional continuous energy restriction in adults with overweight and obesity are limited. Although scientific evidence clearly shows the effects of high-fat diet on behavioral eating patterns, body composition, lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity; it also important to characterize relationships between these parameters and the role of exercise and some intermittent energy restriction regimens, emphasizing the timing of dietary intake and other aspects of behavior that are linked to intake.