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A recent study in nature metabolism shows that resistant starch may boost gut health, help with weight loss and lower inflammation.
An article in National Geographic highlights these findings, revealing that resistant starch feeds beneficial gut bacteria and resists digestion.
Resistant starch is found in foods like green bananas, oats, nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes.
Dietician, Tara Collingwood says, resistant starch is another reason to get your carbs and to choose them wisely.
According to the Journal of Nutrition, it’s linked to benefits like improved insulin sensitivity and a lower risk of diseases like diabetes and cancer.
Mindy Patterson from Texas Women’s University comments, most Americans are only getting about four to five grams of resistance starch a day, while experts recommend 15 grams. She also adds resistant starch is a simple and effective way to support gut health, aid in weight loss, and even reduce disease risks.
Researchers emphasize that resistant starch, unlike regular starch, doesn’t break down into glucose. Instead, it moves to the large intestine and feeds healthy gut bacteria, producing short-chain fatty acids that benefit overall health.
They say, if you want to increase your intake, start slowly to avoid bloating.
In a study in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers compared the amount of resistant starch in freshly cooked white rice, cooked white rice that had been cooled for 10 hours, and cooked white rice that had been cooled and refrigerated for 24 hours.
Then reheated, they found that resistant starch content in the cooked, cooled, and reheated rice was more than two and a half times higher than in the freshly cooked rice.
So according to the article, optimizing resistant starch intake can be as simple as cooking, cooling, and reheating certain foods.
