Question

Question : What are some advantage and disadvantage of a high fat diet and endocannabiods.

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Answer 1

Fats are also important to our body like protein and carbohydrate but consumption of good fat means unsaturated fat is beneficial as compare to saturated fats that harm our body. Endocannabinoids system regulate numerous physiological processes including intestinal function, glucose metabolism, and stress response.

Advantage

If high fat diet contain polyunsaturated fatty acid, act as chemical precursor to endocannabinoids. It bind to cannabinoids receptor and support neurological function, retinal development, and overall health by increasing CB1 receptor gene expression.

Disadvantage

If high fat diet has saturated fatty acids , it increase level of endocannabinoids in liver, pancreas and adipose tissue where they contribute to obesity, insulin resistance, decrease glucose uptake , oxygen depletion and cardiometabolic distress.

It also lead to heart diseases.