Comments on: Resistant starch

By: George

George — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:34:20 +0000

I've seen many articles lately on resistant starch foods. This article explains it well. Most resistant starch foods are a good choice. Here is a complete list of Resistant Starch Foods.

By: Bev M

Bev M — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:40:10 +0000

I lost 30 lbs on a LC diet but then stalled (like for two years). I then read about this resistant starch dealy and figured I had nothing to lose by trying it. I used the list of foods provided online to create my own meal plan. I stuck to 1200 calories per day and ate only food from this list. I lost 20 lb in three weeks and though bored with the fare towards the end of my stint, I never once felt hungry. It may well be that it was the reduction in calories that did the trick but whatever??? I’m delighted with the results. I’m not saying the science being touted is necessarily accurate but it worked for me for whatever reason. I could never stick to a diet like that long-term because I’m essentially a “low carb gal”, but it was a great kick-start for me. My good friend (the very skeptical Amy), is now in her second week and has lost 9 lbs so…….Maybe give it a try for a week before pooh-poohing it.

By: Catt

Catt — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:35:09 +0000

Wow…my head is spinning…but luckily my need for technical support for new and progressive “fad” diets led me here…

I bought the book…Carb Lovers Diet…it is all about that resistant starch…but they were treating it like a snake oil salesman would.

Ironically, I bought your South Beach diet book also…same day…kind of freaky…

anyway…I’ll light my wood stove with the Carb Lovers book…at least I’ll get “burn some good carbon” with it…lol

Now I need to really get down to it and re-vamp my health correctly…Thank You Doctor.

By: Cathy Kenyon

Cathy Kenyon — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:46:16 +0000

Good to know! I have also heard about resistant starch from cooked potatoes that are allowed to cool, so I eat a lot of potato salad using low fat Mayo. Guess I better give it up.

By: terry

terry — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:56:43 +0000

oops I spelled it wrong! shiritake noodles!
Or Konjac Angel Hair Pasta etc

By: terry

terry — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:55:54 +0000

any thoughts recipes or info on konjac flour, also known as glucomannan and shiriake miracle noodles? High in fiber & zero calories?

By: Johman

Johman — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:19:20 +0000

Glycerin is good in homemade lotion recipes

By: willie brown

willie brown — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:17:41 +0000

think atkins sounds more and more like the really best diet for me, having diabeties, oh yeah pass the butter, cheese, steak and raw milk,if i had a cow.

By: MaryLee

MaryLee — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:58:51 +0000

I just read an article posted on FB “8 reasons carbs help you lose weight-healthy living on shine” …. I read it feeling optimistic about adding some resistant starch to my diet… then I researched some more.

I started eating very low carb after running out of my Humalog insulin (i was a type II diabetic with poor control on all meds) I tried to eat things to not raise my blood sugar and came upon atkins like eating … I started losing weight and got scared … I had an extra 40 pounds to spare so it wasn’t a problem.

2 months after feeling good and not spiking any blood sugars (a new thing for me) I had blood work done. My A1C was in normal range … not just for a diabetic … but actually ‘normal’ … my cholesterol had dropped into normal range (it had been high for 20 years and I didn’t want to take meds for it)

I had my food log and my results of blood sugar testing (I did 10 a day to see what reaction to the food I was eating had)

My doctor who had told me to not eat eggs, red meat, etc. because of the high cholesterol said after we went over my blood tests and I told her what I’d been doing …. “That works for some diabetics”

I had NEVER been told about this way to control my blood sugar … in 25 years of type II diabetes … the dieticians I was sent to seen always had the standard diabetic pyramid and I followed it and took my meds and my A1C was always between 8 & 9. I was 100 pounds overweight off and on throughout those years. I was basically not believed that I measured my portions and took my pills/then insulin as directed.

The other benefit I got from the low carb eating is that the neuropathy in my lower legs and feet that I was told was permanent but we could keep it from getting worse … is gone… I have full feeling in my legs and toes and never want to get the little pin prick toe test again .. because I feel it now.

Thanks for your article … I was thinking I could add some things to my diet but I realize that I need to research more and be careful or I’ll be back on meds and out of control again.

By: Beth Dewey

Beth Dewey — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:38:55 +0000

The lady interviewed may have been from a company that makes a product called Hi-maize. according to the Resistent starch website, Hi-maize is the only supplement that can be added to food to increase or add resistent starch to food. There was an effort to hide the source of the website so I searched the two product names mentioned in the article, Hi-Maize and Novelase and discovered that they are manufactured by National Starch and Chemical a multinational company headquartered in New Jersey. They also make starch paper and biomedicals.

Something you did not mention was, and according to the Resistant Starch website was that supposedly the natural resistant starch in potatoes and rice for example increases during the cooling process and makes the the amount of resistant starch higher than by eating the food hot, therefore recommending sushi and cold macaroni dishes.

There is a bit of marketing going on with some of the info. on TV.