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Starch is one of the most common carbohydrates in the human diet, yet it is often treated as a single nutritional category. In reality, starch is a family of molecules whose structure — not just quantity — determines how it is digested and how it influences blood sugar, insulin response and gut health.

Starch is one of the most common carbohydrates in the human diet, yet it is often treated as a single nutritional category. In reality, starch is a family of molecules whose structure — not just quantity — determines how it is digested and how it influences blood sugar, insulin response and gut health.

Insulin is a master anabolic hormone that drives fat cell growth and lipid storage. It acts on adipocytes (fat cells) to stimulate glucose uptake, fatty acid uptake, and triglyceride synthesis (lipogenesis), while simultaneously inhibiting fat breakdown (lipolysis)

Ferritin is often described simply as a marker of iron stores, but its role in the body goes far beyond iron status alone. Ferritin sits at the intersection of iron metabolism, inflammation, and immune function, playing a key role in how the body responds to viral and fungal infections.

Between our meals, the digestive tract isn’t actually “idle” at all. It engages in a cyclic, self-cleaning motion known as the Migrating Motor Complex (MMC). This physiologic pattern is sometimes called the gut’s “housekeeping” wave, sweeping out leftover food particles and bacteria when we’re not eating

When most people think about digestion, they picture the stomach, gut bacteria, enzymes, or maybe the liver and pancreas. But digestion actually begins far sooner—in the mouth, with a substance we often take for granted: saliva.

Some people feel great on keto, while others see their cholesterol rise, digestion worsen or blood sugar become harder to control. These differences aren’t just about willpower or lifestyle; your genes also play a part.

Certain genes influence how well you process carbohydrates, how quickly you burn fat, how strongly you feel hunger, how much you enjoy sugar, and even how reward-driven your eating behaviour is. None of these genes determine your destiny — but together, they help explain your tendencies.