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.

And this tip is dietitian-approved.

Experts explain why reheated pasta creates resistant starch that acts like fiber, potentially reducing blood sugar and ...

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.

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A resistant-starch supplement has been linked to weight loss in a new study. Resistant starch is a hard-to-digest fiber thought to boost gut health. It occurs naturally in certain foods too, such as ...

A starch is a polysaccharide composed of glucose units joined together. Therefore starches are complex carbohydrates strung together in a long, chain-like structure. Starch is manufactured in the ...

Health benefits of freezing bread before toasting include gentler glycaemic impact and gut support; see what scientists ...

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Resistant starch is a non-digestible fiber that ferments in the large intestine, and consumption of it has previously been shown to have a positive effect on metabolism in animal studies. Now, a ...

Carbs aren't known as a traditionally healthy food, but they transform when chilled. Cooling pasta, potatoes, and rice changes their structure and turns them into resistant starches. This makes them ...