06/17/2026
Pasta leftovers!!!!!
Here is a bit of information that will put a smile on some faces. Day old pasta, Yes! Still not a weight loss meal but occasionally not bad.
A patient asked me if refrigeration kills the starch on/in pasta. Refrigeration doesn’t “kill” sugar or starch; instead, it converts some digestible carbohydrates into resistant starch. Because resistant starch behaves more like dietary fiber, it slows digestion and may reduce the post-meal blood sugar spike by up to 50%.