ELi5: if “Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram, protein provides 4 calories per gram, and fat provides 9 calories per gram”, why are carbs evil?

Question

why are Carbs considered ‘fattening’ when they have the same caloric count as proteins ?

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Answer 1

Carbs are not fattening *per se*. 

No food is fattening *per se*.
What matters is amount.

You will be fatter eating 10 salads than a pack of french fries or an ice cream cone. 

It’s simply a lot *easier* to fatten on carbs compared to protein because unless you’re guzzling huge volumes of protein shakes, you are unlikely to consume 1,000 calories worth of proteins the same way you can easily consume 1,000 calories of carbs.