Eating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of the world's calories—means consuming the carbohydrate known as starch. Starches consist ...

Kansas State University researchers have received a three-year, $450,486 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the relationships between the digestion of starch and its effect on ...

Increased energy intakes primarily from starch in grains and fat may have significantly contributed to sky rocketing obesity rates in the US, but not fructose, according to a new analysis of 40 ...

Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and pacay. Starch grain analysis of human dental remains should ...

Where should we start when we talk about everyone's favorite food group? Let's start with what counts as a grain and/or starch, then on to how they actually are good for you when eaten in moderation.

When the water level in the Sea of Galilee dropped in 1989, archaeologists rushed to excavate Ohalo II, an ancient human settlement. On the floor of one hut they found a large, flat, basaltic stone.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rice cooking in a pot, with evidence of the starches present in the water. - Enkiphoto/Getty Images Rice, of any grain, feeds the ...