A VALUABLE article on recent work on cellulose, starch and glycogen, by Prof. H. Staudinger, has appeared in a recent issue of Die Naturwissenschaften (25, 673 ; 1937). The fact that cellulose ...

Refined carbs are carbohydrates that have gone through extensive processing that strips them of certain nutrients, such as ...

New research around a certain kind of carb, called “resistant starch,” suggests that they could be a key way to help control weight. <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> When we eat ...

Starch is a complex carbohydrate in vegetables ... The body prefers to use carbohydrates for energy and stores extra glycogen to keep blood sugar in a healthy range. Eating a variety of starches ...

In effect, the resistant starch feeds your gut bacteria, rather than feeding you. 5. Not all carbs are bad Carbohydrates are one of the ways in which our bodies get energy from food. There are ...

Carbohydrates are essential to maintain blood glucose levels and maximise glycogen stores. There is a dispute whether glycaemic index of carbohydrates influences performance. During exercise athletes ...

Normally, the body converts carbohydrates, or sugar, into glycogen for energy. But on the ketogenic diet, carbs are drastically reduced so that the body can enter a metabolic state called ketosis ...

In this study we examined the pacing strategy and the end muscle glycogen contents in eight cyclists, once when they were carbohydrate loaded and once when they were non-loaded. Methods: Cyclists ...