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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by randomchars on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @03:43PM (#5370657)
His "What's In Soylet" [0] article provides a little insight.

Carbohydrates (200g) 200 * 4 kcal = 800 kcal

Protein (50g) 50 * 4 kcal = 200 kcal

Fat (65g) 65 * 9 kcal = 585 kcal

That's a total of 1585 calories.

[0]: http://robrhinehart.com/?p=424

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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by VLM on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @04:45PM (#5371012)
"That's a total of 1585 calories."

That fits with the reported claim of being 1/3 of an american diet. That also explains why he's the only person at walmart taller than he is wide.

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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by driverdan on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @08:48PM (#5372354)
Unless he has almost no physical activity those calories are lower than recommended for weight loss. Also, when on a diet with calories as low as this your body's protein requirements increase, as they also do with higher physical activity. 50g is much lower than recommended.
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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by SoftwareMaven on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @05:06PM (#5371119)
The average American eats a lot, but not 5000 calories!
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