It's no surprise to hear that many people who consume a typical wheat-based Western diet don't get enough fiber. They could, of course, change their eating habits, but now they may not have to.

Amylose is a complex carbohydrate found in plants. Amylose is unique because your body only partially digests and absorbs it, giving it the name “resistant starch.” Instead of being digested in the ...

This is because distinctive structural features of HAS mean that they are not fully broken down in the small intestine, whereas regular starches are more rapidly digested. HAS therefore provoke a ...