Dietary fat and human obesity

E Ravussin, PA Tataranni - Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1997 - Elsevier
When energy is in excess, the human body processes nutrients according to an oxidative
hierarchy. Excessive carbohydrate and protein intakes are disposed of by increased
oxidation. In contrast, excess fat intake does not promote its own oxidation in the short-and
mid-term. This leads, in the long-term, to an increase in fat stores. Although increased
adiposity represents the common response to increased fat intake, there are interindividual
differences in lipid oxidation (probably genetically determined) that may protect from or …