Have You Ever Heard of Resistant Starch?

Most people know fiber matters.

But very few people have heard of resistant starch.

It’s found naturally in foods like beans, barley, potatoes, brown rice, split peas, and slightly green bananas.

Unlike many carbohydrates, resistant starch isn't fully digested in the small intestine.

Part of it travels farther through the digestive system.

That has gotten the attention of researchers because resistant starch may help support:

blood sugar balance.

feeling full after meals.

digestive health.

and overall metabolic health.

A lot of people are starting to realize that gut health affects more than digestion.

Energy.

Cravings.

Weight.

How you feel from day to day.

Most people have never heard of resistant starch.

But it's one more example of how nutrition can be more complicated than it first appears.