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Updated: January 12, 2008

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New Carbohydrate Information, Including Resistant Starch

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Did you know that some "complex carbohydrates" have a greater effect on blood sugar than some "simple carbohydrates"? Did you know that there is a kind of starch, called resistant starch, that not only doesn't cause blood glucose to rise, but may help us process glucose better and even protect us from colon cancer and has other benefits? I wrote a 7-part series about carbohydrate this year, and I learned a lot! More:

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