date:Feb 22, 2013
She said studies showing rats fed resistant starch show decreased numbers and sizes of lesions due to colorectal cancer, and an increased number of cells that express the protein IL-10, which acts to regulate the bodys inflammatory response.
Resistant starch may also have implications for the prevention of breast cancer, she said. For example, if you let rats get obese, get them to lose the weight, and then feed half of the rats a diet high in resistant starchthese rats dont gain back the weigh