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Don’t resist resistant starches

Dear Doctor: I keep reading about something called “resistant starch.” People are saying I should get it into my diet. Why is it so important? How much do I need?

Dear Reader: As with so many areas of diet and medicine these days, the answer leads directly to the gut microbiome. That’s the vast and complex community of bacteria, fungi, yeasts and viruses that live in our intestines. They number in …

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