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

Your body will use carbohydrates first because it wants to get rid of them. Let’s say you eat 50g of fat, 50g of carbohydrates, and 50g of protein at once. Your body begins using the carbohydrates/protein and holds the fats to the side until they’re all that’s left. Now, let’s say your body has used 45 of the 50g grams of carbohydrates you fed it and you decide to eat again—you never gave your body a chance to use the fat and it’s stored as body fat.