New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars ...

There are two main categories of carbs: simple and complex, and each has their time and place. Complex carbohydrates are commonly found in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes and they ...

Carbohydrates are often vilified as the enemy of weight loss, but certain types are a key ally in the battle against belly ...

New research examines how early humans evolved to eat carbohydrates by studying the duplication of a certain gene that helped ...

The gene that kick off starch digestion potentially duplicated for the first time long before farming.

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...

A study shows that the AMY1 gene, responsible for starch digestion, spread long before agriculture, suggesting an ...

It’s also added to processed foods such as candy. Starches and fiber are both complex carbohydrates. Complex carbs have at least three sugar molecules. The body takes more time to digest ...

New evidence shows how we evolved to crave and digest carbohydrates and how this helped spur today’s carbohydrate consumption ...

A study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, ...

The word “carbohydrate” provokes interest, controversy, and mystery. On one hand, carbohydrates are the natural form of ...

If you've ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry ...