But carbs actually aren’t evil, and there’s new focus on a specific type of carbohydrate that’s actually really good for you.

Resistant starch supports weight loss, gut health, and blood sugar, according to dietitians. They share the health benefits ...

C arbs have admittedly gotten a bad rap over the past few years, with too many people giving bagels, pasta, and other ...

If you want to prevent blood sugar spikes and keep your energy levels steady, throwing foods like white rice or pasta into ...

Retrogradation is a process in which food starches, after cooking and cooling, crystallize to become resistant to digestion. The conversion reduces the digestible calories and increases health ...

How does this test work? Well there’s an enzyme in your saliva breaks down starch into glucose sugar molecules – which is why the cracker can often tastes sweet. Dr Moalam’s theory is that ...

IN an earlier investigation 1 it was shown that pea seeds contain a complex of enzymes which catalyse the following series of reactions, I–IV: ...

Because less sugar is released into the blood stream from this resistance starch, there’s less of a blood sugar spike. In turn, this reduces the levels of insulin in the blood. Resistant starch ...

If the thought of giving up pasta and bread in the name of losing weight makes your blood run cold, this diet was designed for you. The CarbLovers Diet actually encourages you to have more carbs ...

“When we want to know if a food will spike our glucose, we’re not only looking at sugar content but also starch content, which turns into glucose as it’s digested as well,” she says.

A new study has discovered that a special kind of dietary starch — called resistant starch — could play a powerful role in ...