Getting too many calories has never been good if you are not intending to gain any extra weight. If you are not involved in regular exercise, active sports or any other regular physical activities then eating food and consuming drinks with too many calories is not recommended as these extra calories in your body are turned into fat and stored under your skin. Thus getting too many calories will end up making you obese or overweight.

As much as calories are needed to maintain your body functions or even if you intend to add on some weight, you will not want to risk getting too many calories in your body. Consuming too many calories is associated with many chronic heart diseases such as cardiovascular arrest, heart attacks and coronary heart diseases.

You will know you are getting too many calories with your food if your are consuming a lot of fatty food substances such as butter, cheese, peanuts, creams snacks, cakes, doughnuts, high fat-cut meat, coconut oil, olive oil and so on. Most of the saturated and unsaturated fats as well as hydrogenated or processed foods are very rich in calories.

Protein and carbohydrates are not as rich in calories as fats. While one gram of protein or carbohydrates contains only four calories, a similar amount of fat contains nine calories – more than double that of other food substances. Thus it is recommended to keep fat content in your food as low as possible, say 20% to 35% of your total food intake. Very active individuals, however, may consider eating additional calories to compensate for the energy lost through physical activity.

When you are a kid or a teenager your body is undergoing rapid cell growth and division, so a higher intake of calories is not bad for you. If you are an adult and not that active, getting too many calories will not be good for you. Actually you just need enough to cover your basal metabolic rate plus any calories burned through exercise.