It is also theorized that the dietary reduction of fat may lessen the palatability of food thereby lending the dieter to eat less. Low fat diets allow for a faster digestion and emptying of the stomach. As a result, the dieter on a low fat diet may feel a need to eat smaller meals several times throughout the day. On the other hand, extremely low fat diets could potentially invite acute bouts of mild low blood sugar, and subsequent hunger in some dieters, particularly if high glycemic carbohydrates are consumed in the absence of protein or dietary fat. Exercise professionals sometimes erroneously ignore the principle of variability when interpreting body composition measurements.
Humans vary greatly on any anthropometric, and body composition is no exception.
The number and size of the adipose cells varies among individuals. Risk factors and the clinical status of an individual must also be considered when interpreting the body composition data. This value is considered well within normal range by most authorities yet a reduction of body composition may be warranted when accompanied by hypercholesterolimia or hypertension. In this case we know that even a modest weight loss in even non-obese people often can reduce particular risk factors. Comparable mortality risks throughout a wide range of body composition values illustrate leaner body composition values are not necessarily healthier.