A plant - based diet will deliver more resistant starch than a typical modern diet, but how much more depends upon whether resistant -
starch rich plants are consumed or not.
Not exact matches
Up until now, there has been a heavy focus on the role of animal protein and cooking in the development of the human brain over the last 2 million years, and the importance of carbohydrate, particular in form of
starch -
rich plant foods, has been largely overlooked.
You can get all the protein you need (roughly 50 grams per day) from an organic whole foods
plant - based diet,
rich in fruits and vegetables,
starches like oats, potatoes, beans, peas and lentils, as well as nuts and seeds.
«A diet
rich in
plant - based foods, resistant
starches and soluble and insoluble fibers will provide most of the prebiotics a person would need,» Krishnan says.
The diet of the African (Burkina Faso) children in this study is
rich in
starch, fiber and
plant polysaccharides, predominantly vegetarian.
But, these healthier diets are not just low in animal proteins and fat, and high in
starch and fiber — they are also
rich in weak
plant estrogens.