Your body has enzymes that can break apart the chain into individual glucose molecules for absorption. Starch molecules are known as complex carbohydrates, and this is where the idea of the ...

Some human populations gained extra genes to help break down starch in only 12,000 years. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 5, 2024 9:25 AM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...

As a consequence, muscles start shrinking and organs stop functioning properly; the body can’t regulate temperature; skin ...