[Mase]

I’ve seen plenty of athletes who were in tip-top shape in their playing days, who got fat once they retired, because they didn’t give up eating the carbs.

It's not about the carbs, it's about total calories. It has been that way since the beginning of time. Those guys get fat because they consume more energy than they burn, just like everyone else.

The point of Michael Phelps and the amount of food he consumed was to point out that it doesn't matter how much you eat as long as you burn it. Just like the guys who ate McDonald's for several months but lost weight due to increased exercise.

The people with the longest life expectancy on earth are also the ones with the highest per-capita consumption of carbohydrates on earth. Go figure.

[ican'tbelieveit]

The people with the longest life expectancy on earth are also the ones with the highest per-capita consumption of carbohydrates on earth.

This is a debunked study based on cherry picked data. This is not true. The people with the longest life expectancies actually eat high fat/low carb ratio diets.

[dfwgator]

It’s also about metabolism and what you eat does impact your metabolism. Not all calories are the same.

[ConservativeMind]

“The people with the longest life expectancy on earth are also the ones with the highest per-capita consumption of carbohydrates on earth. Go figure.”

http://chartsbin.com/view/1154

So you are saying (from 2009 numbers) Bangladesh, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo—at all above 80% calories from carbohydrates live longer than Israel, Italy, Spain, the US, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Samoa (which are all under 50% calories from carbohydrates)?

You are so wrong, I am surprised you know how to breathe!