Plant food stripped of the fiber and many phytonutrients will not likely cause obesity by itself since there is still, from your description, not
a huge caloric surplus.
So, if one who has continued to eat the same amounts of food as he did when he was extremely active, they would find themselves in
a huge caloric surplus, which means lots of unnecessary calories per day, which in turn would inevitably lead to fat gain.
Not exact matches
During a bulking phase, you are supposed to consume a
caloric surplus, which can be a bit difficult on your digestive system if you plan to get all of your calories from three
huge meals.