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Study: Resistant Starch Carbs Help Weight Loss
Yahoo! Contributor Network ^ | January 28, 2011 | BW Flag

Posted on 01/28/2011 3:37:01 PM PST by decimon

A decade after "carb" became a four-letter word, scientists unveil a Catch-22 breakthrough for dieters:

Carbs may actually help you lose weight.

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Recommended sources of resistant starch carbs include sweet potatoes, beans, whole grain pasta, artichokes, yams, and quinoa.

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(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: agriculture; artichokes; beans; quinoa; sweetpotatoes; wholegrainpasta; yams
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1 posted on 01/28/2011 3:37:03 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

Wow! What a relief!


2 posted on 01/28/2011 3:38:20 PM PST by Terry Mross (We need a SECOND party.)
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To: neverdem; DvdMom; grey_whiskers; Ladysmith; Roos_Girl; Silentgypsy; SunkenCiv

Ping


3 posted on 01/28/2011 3:38:51 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

Here we go again!

If I ate everything I was told would help me lose weight I’d weigh a thousand pounds by now.


4 posted on 01/28/2011 3:39:31 PM PST by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: decimon

There’s good carbs and bad carbs. Those are the good ones.


5 posted on 01/28/2011 3:40:19 PM PST by VoiceOfBruck (Smile! You weren't aborted!)
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To: decimon

Not good for us,then good. Leave us alone please,to be happy and live our lives.


6 posted on 01/28/2011 3:41:16 PM PST by FreeDeerHawk
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To: Terry Mross
Wow! What a relief!

You had the beans?

7 posted on 01/28/2011 3:42:19 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

So does that mean sweet potato fries are okay?


8 posted on 01/28/2011 3:42:26 PM PST by worst-case scenario (Striving to reach the light)
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To: decimon

Not interested. But if you hear anything about losing weight by eating a chocolate cream pie with whipped cream for dinner every night would you please ping me?


9 posted on 01/28/2011 3:45:51 PM PST by McLynnan
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To: decimon
I'm putting on seasonal weight.

I need to eat more before it gets out of hand.

10 posted on 01/28/2011 3:46:33 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: worst-case scenario

Only if you fry them in lard — don’t bake them.


11 posted on 01/28/2011 3:47:02 PM PST by AnglePark
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To: decimon

It means I can eat beans and yams with my meat fat and cheese. I’m headed to the store!


12 posted on 01/28/2011 3:49:11 PM PST by Terry Mross (We need a SECOND party.)
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It means I can eat beans and yams with my meat fat and cheese.

Yeah, something unlike that.

13 posted on 01/28/2011 3:50:54 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

Whole grain spaghetti with zucchini and carrots


14 posted on 01/28/2011 3:52:06 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono
Let me suggest to all a book by a friend, which I think is terrific: "Why We Get Fat (And What to Do About It)"

Hint. He no fan of ANY carbs.

15 posted on 01/28/2011 3:54:29 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: JoeProBono

Okay, but that small a portion would beget a most negative response in many venues.


16 posted on 01/28/2011 3:56:15 PM PST by decimon
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17 posted on 01/28/2011 3:59:59 PM PST by Daffynition ( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
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“Recommended sources of resistant starch carbs include sweet potatoes, beans, whole grain pasta, artichokes, yams, and quinoa.”

And global warming.

What a bunch of crap.


18 posted on 01/28/2011 4:02:19 PM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: LS

19 posted on 01/28/2011 4:03:11 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: AnglePark

This High-maize corn starch to help lower the glycemic index of your food. It may help diabetics.


20 posted on 01/28/2011 4:04:52 PM PST by Daffynition ( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
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