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“When we want to know if a food will spike our glucose, we’re not only looking at sugar content but also starch content, which turns into glucose as it’s digested as well,” she says.

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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.

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, is affecting ...

"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 ...