You can get in touch with Ian by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. Eating starch can lead to cavities—just like sugar does—among people with too many copies of a certain gene.

ITHACA, N.Y. – It’s common knowledge that sugar causes cavities, but new Cornell University research provides evidence that – depending on your genetic makeup – starches could also be a ...

"The whole thing is good or bad,'" Poole said. "It's an interaction, but it looks like the AMY1 copy number, as well as which species are present in people's mouths when they eat starch ...