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290 ALICE CALLAHAN, PHD, HEATHER LEONARD, MED, RDN, AND TAMBERLY POWELL, MS, RDN
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Does Eating a Higher Fat Diet Mean You Will Store More Fat?
No. How much fat a person stores depends on how many calories they consume relative
to how many calories they need to fuel their body. If they consume more calories than
needed to meet their body’s daily needs—whether those calories come from dietary fat,
carbohydrate, or protein—then they’ll store most of the excess calories in the form of fat
in adipose tissue. If they consume a high-fat diet but not excess calories, then they’ll utilize
that fat to generate ATP for energy. That said, remember that fat is more calorically dense
(9 kilocalories per gram) than protein or carbohydrates (both 4 kcal/g), so if you eat a highfat
diet, you may need to eat smaller portions. And, as we’ll discuss later in this unit, there