The led the world in growing wheat. They grew so much of the rest of the Mediterranean was dependent on Egypt for their food.
Wheat made up the bulk of their diet. I've heard ancient Egyptians described as practically being vegetarians they consumed so much wheat.
And what do we know about high-carb diets? They cause you to store fat. Round faces, man boobs, & big bellies are symptomatic of high carb diets.
This is a statue of the architect of the Great Pyramid. He's fat. And he's fat in a way that's typical of a high-carb diet. The fact that they didn't hide the man-boobs would indicate this was at least a common attribute for Egyptian men.
