Stop Exercise - Increase Symptoms of Depression
Anyone who is an athlete knows this letdown when injury forces them to stop. Taking few days off is probably good for your mental outlooks for the upsurge that comes from resuming it, but a long layoff is a downer for most who regularly exercise.
Pasta doesn't cause weight gain
I can agree if you continue exercise and don't eat more than you burn on a daily basis. But if you consume more of these starches in calories than you burn then my experience says you will gain weight, study or not. Enjoy your pasta but keep in mind that this is just a study and next week they might come up with something that says the opposite.