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Banana Starch, a Natural Resistant Starch That May Help Obese + Lean Alike Get & Stay Lean & Insulin Sensitive

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Ripe or as in this case overripe bananas have little to no starch, green ones almost only starch and only little sucrose / fructose. It is well-known that people with higher intakes of resistant starches have a reduced risk of becoming obese, developing diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Studies also indicate that starchy carb lovers have overall lower insulin concentrations and an increased insulin sensitivity compared to the average junk-food eater (McKeown. 2002; Liese. 2004), whose low dietary fiber consumption is linked to a reduced in insulin sensitivity and inflammation (Parillo. 2004). What distinguishes whole grains and co from plain sugar, cornflakes and white bread is that they contain dietary fiber in its non-digestible form that is fermented in the colon, where the production short chain fatty acids (SCFA | learn more ) triggers many of the well-established health benefits by direct and indirect effects on the gut-endocrine axis (Topping. 2001). You can learn more abou...
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Foam Rolling For Cardiovascular Health. Propolis For Muscle Protection. Melatonin For Insulin Sensitivity. Plus: Bananas, Pineapples, Oranges & Beer to Boost Your Melatonin Levels!

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Among 18-35 year-old Canadians 80% present with premature hardening of the arteries that could potentially lead to an ischaemic event (LLSA). Despite the fact that it ain't Saturday, yet, I decided to compile a couple of short news for you, also to make sure you re-appreciate the value of melatonin as a prerequisite to be and stay healthy and beautiful. It should therefore not come as a surprise to you that the SuppVersity Figure of the Week comes from the exact same context. The exact serum value is 51.5 pg/ml melatonin and it is the cut-off point for decreased nocturnal melatonin as a significant marker of an increased risk of stroke (Atanassova. 2009). Accordingly, every 1.0 pg/ml  decrease in melatonin would be associated with a >2% increase in stroke risk with a 50% risk suffering from an ischaemic stroke for people of all ages with a 3 a.m. value for melatonin of approx. 25pg/ml.  Foam roll yourself towards a healthier cardiovascular system Who would have t...
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Natural Resistant Starch Reduces Body Fat & Weight Gain in Obesity Prone & Lean Rodents. 8% RS2 Necessary for Weight Loss Effect, Only 4% for Increases in GLP-1 and PYY

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Potatoes! I don't suggest you eat them raw, but if you did they would make a good source of resistant starch. You don't eat potatoes at all? Read the Potato Manifesto and learn why regular potatoes are not as black as they are portrait! I guess, you will remember my post on WM-HDP from back in the day. As usual you, as a SuppVersity reader were in the know, way before the ThermiCarbs and its identical clones hit the supplement market. It has however gotten relatively quiet around these purported super starches, which bypass enzymatic breakdown in the small intestine and get converted to short-chain fatty acids (SFCA) in the colon. Why? Well, my best bet is that people expected some sweet junk of which they could eat as much as they wanted with the only side effect being increased muscularity and decreased body fat levels. I am well aware that you knew better than that, but you know how people are: Always on the look-out for the magc pill... or in this case, the magic star...
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194 Bananas in 3 Weeks, Same Liver + Lower Body Fat | Nigella Sativa Boosts Testosterone & Fertility | Sugar Dampens Caffeine Rush + Thyroid & Body Composition

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Three weeks of +1,000 kcal carb overfeeding (approx. 194 bananas!): Does it supersize your liver fat? This and more in today's installment of On Short Notice As promised in yesterday's first part of the weekly written news-round up aka On Short Notice , we won't waste any time on lengthy introductions (the "short" items themselves are already long enough ;-) and get right down to business! For today this means that we are going to take a peak at the latest studies on the reality of thyroid hormone metabolism the dampening effects of sugar on high dose caffeine the sugary truth about the reversibility of early NAFLD the pro-testosterone, pro- fertility effect of black cumin as well as the latest data on US drug sales and an upcoming blogpost discussing "training for anabolism" - enjoy ! Just in case you feel that's not enough, I suggest you listen to this week's installment of the SuppVersity Science News Roundup ( click here to ...
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6x Bananas a Day!? Meta-Analysis: Lower Glucose, Insulin and HbA1c Levels From 'Catalytic' Dose of 36g Fructose

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Figure 1: At least according to the USDA data, the average US citizen did never in the last 40 years get even close to the "catalytic" dose of fructose - at least not if we go by his / her daily HFCS consumption. I usually don't start these articles with a disclaimer, but in this case I want to make sure that this post is not misinterpreted as a corn-refiners advertisement (and contrary to one of the authors of the Sievenpiper study, Coca Cola has unfortunately as of yet never covered my travel expenses ;-)... anyways, whenever the word " fructose " is used in the following lines it to the simple monosaccharide found as part of a complex nutrient matrix in many plants and their fruits (who would have expected that?). It is not used to denote the controversial results of a three-step enzymatic isolation process (Cornstarch → alpha-amylase → oligosaccharides + glucoamylase →  glucose + xylose isomerase →  42% fructose + 50–52% glucose + other sugar; cf. Wi...
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