Tag: cancer

RS and Cancer

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It has long been speculated that resistant starch (RS) may help to prevent colorectal cancer (due to the supporting information described below). However, cancer clinical trials are exceedingly expensive, require a lot of time and are rarely done. After more than 25 years of investigations, researchers at the University of Newcastle hit the jackpot – Read More …

South African Diet Swap

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South African Diet Swap Food Picture

Many studies over the year have examined the resistant starch and dietary fiber consumed in Africa. The first comparison was by Burkett and Trowell, who hypothesized that dietary fiber may be responsible for the fact that Africans have significantly reduced risk of cancer than populations eating a Westernized diet.  This was called the “Fiber Gap”.  Read More …