I am about to embark on a radical new weight-loss diet. Want to hear the rules? Beans on toast, leftover pasta and potatoes, and reheated rice. I sense you raising an eyebrow, but let me assure you.

A new review in Frontiers in Nutrition suggests resistant starch may help support blood sugar control and reduce inflammation ...

Many people have added resistant starches to their diets due to the health benefits they may provide. Resistant starch is a type of nutrient that may help your body with digestion, weight loss, ...

Often, when we have a lot of unwanted weight to lose, we can feel stuck by the seemingly impossible task at hand. It can feel like only a total lifestyle overhaul could ever cause the scale to budge.

Most of the carbs you consume are starches. Some types of starch are resistant to digestion, hence the term resistant starch. This includes oats, rice, green bananas, beans, and legumes. Only a few ...

Most carbohydrates in your diet are starches. But some types of starch can pass through your digestive tract without being digested. Many studies in humans show that resistant starch can have powerful ...

Keep an eye out for claims that carbs are making a comeback. A new diet book slated to hit stores this summer, “The Carb Lovers Diet,” promises that eating carbohydrates is the key to weight loss and ...

Cooling down your carbs before you eat them may help manage your blood sugar levels. But when it comes to eating leftover pizza, there are better ways to prevent blood sugar spikes.

Carbs have admittedly gotten a bad rap over the past few years, with too many people giving bagels, pasta, and other deliciously carby foods the side-eye. But there’s a growing movement among ...

Carbohydrates sound so innocent: mere starches, sugar and fiber that the body uses for energy. Yet health-conscious Americans despise them, designing entire diets just to cut them out. But out of the ...

Resistant starches are starches that the body cannot break down to use for energy. Instead, these starches pass through the digestive system either partially or entirely. Resistant starch is different ...

Potato starch is the extracted starch from potatoes. The starch turns to a light, powdery, flour-like consistency once it has dried out, and it is a common ingredient that features in several recipes.