Harley Pasternak is a celebrity trainer and nutrition expert who has worked with stars from Halle Berry and Lady Gaga to Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr. He’s also aNew York Times best-selling ...

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.

Retrogradation is a process in which food starches, after cooking and cooling, crystallize to become resistant to digestion. The conversion reduces the digestible calories and increases health ...

Experts explain the resistant starch trend circulating on social media. By Alice Callahan It sounds like just another internet health hack: Cook some pasta or white rice and let it cool overnight in ...

Dr. Leena Hilakivi-Clarke is an expert on nutrition and the microbiome. She says that cooling carbs turns them into "microbiota-accessible carbohydrates," a gut superfood. Here is her favorite recipe ...

You’ve probably heard of the importance of insoluble and soluble fiber and prebiotics (another type of fiber) for gut health. But these fiber varieties have a less well-known cousin: resistant starch.

Freezing bread slightly increases its resistant starch, which may offer minor digestive and blood sugar benefits, while toasting can modestly lower its glycemic index. A freeze-then-toast combo may ...

Resistant starch is digested more slowly than simple starch, which can keep your blood sugar levels stable and have positive health effects. Resistant starch occurs naturally in whole grains, beans, ...

When you think of starchy foods, you probably think of foods like bread, potatoes, rice, and basically anything that has carbs. (Yum!) Some varieties of these foods may also be good for you in a way ...

Resistant starches are starches that the body cannot break down to use for energy. Instead, these starches pass through the digestive system either partially or entirely. Resistant starch is different ...