Have you heard the one about pasta and potatoes being good for you? (There’s a catch, but it’s a pretty easy workaround and something people routinely do anyway, as we explain below.) The star of this story is something called resistant starch (RS), and it’s found in some of our mo...
Resistant Starch: The Latest ‘Fiber’ to Seek Out
If you've been avoiding pasta, potatoes, and other starchy foods, here's good reason to put them back on the plate
February 19, 2024
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