Starch fights cancer
A type of
starch, previously thought to be just 'empty calories', actually helps prevent bowel cancer. At the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), researchers have revealed that resistant
starch could be as important as fibre in the fight against bowel cancer. They have noted that people in Africa, Japan and China have low rates of bowel c...
Too much of meat, salt and starch predisposes to respiratory problems.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), conducted a study that states that too much of meat, salt and
starch predisposes to respiratory problems. // "These are exceptional data on dietary habits," said NIEHS researcher Stephanie London, M.D., lead investigator on the study. "We are fortunate to have access to high quality dietary data from such a large number of par...
Researchers Discover Starch Cocktail Fuel for green Car
A US researcher has discovered a cocktail of enzymes that converts
starchy syrups into carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and the latter can be fed into a fuel cell to run an electric car, or even used in an ordinary combustion engine. The method hinges on a mixture of 13 enzymes, normally found separately in plants, rabbits, bacteria and yeast, but never together in nature....
Fecal Starch
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Starch, Fecal
Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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