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With Obesity being the second- leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States: Who is the real enemy? Is it calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams? In your diet, you need calories; but, if too many are consumed they can begin to be stored in your fat cells. Although you shouldn’t eat too many calories; not eating enough can also be bad for your diet. When you do not eat enough calories your weight will increase because your body has adopted a lower metabolic rate making you gain weight back quickly (Caloriecount.about.com). In a healthy diet you also need carbohydrates because they are a primary source of energy. The problem is there are good and bad forms of carbohydrates. Americans mostly consume simple carbohydrates which are bad. Your simple carbohydrates are your basic sugars. The healthy forms of carbohydrates are your complex carbohydrates which are your whole grains. It is said that 10% of your daily calories should come from fat. In the average American diet 34% to 40% of their daily calories come from fat. There are bad and good forms of fat. The good forms of fat are unsaturated which is meant to lower cholesterol and reduce your risk of a heart problems. The bad forms of fat are your saturated fats which are found in animal products. This can raise blood cholesterol and lead to heart problems. After researching this information, it is clear that calories are the enemy when fighting obesity. Calories are the enemy because too many or too less can cause you to gain weight. Overtime making you become overweight and or obese.