Hi everybody this is Monica Reinagel and you're listening to the nutrition

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In today's show I'm going to be talking about resistant starches.

What can they do for you and more importantly what the heck are they?

Now I have a lot of information for you today so let's get started.

Don't feel badly if you've never heard of resistant starches.

Although they've always been around, they haven't really gotten a lot of attention

until recently, but lately we've been learning more about the

potential health benefits of resistant starches. In particular they may be

helpful for diabetics, for those who are watching their weight, or those who suffer

from constipation. But the people with the most

to gain from resistant starches may be food processors and manufacturers. They've lanched

on to resistant starches in a big way because it gives them something new to sell to diabetics those who are

watching their weight and those who suffer from constipation. Of course you can also get

resistant starches in regular foods if you know where to find them. Before we go any further, let me back up and talk for a second about regular old non-resistant starch.

There are three main types of carbohydrates, sugars, starches, and fiber.

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