Is starch in food bad to eat?

Answer 1

I do not know why the previous answer said it is a high calorie product that gets turned to sugar when digested. Everything you eat gets broken down into simple sugars, everything.

Starch is not bad for your body; considered a carbohydrate, it has just as much calories per gram as protein, and itself is not any higher in calories than any other carbohydrate out there. The only drawback are people who actually need to worry about their blood glucose levels; some starch is quickly broken down resulting in higher levels, however other starches are either slowly broken down, or not broken down at all until it passes into your large intestine where it can be broken down there, in which case the nutritional aspect goes out of the window.

Answer 2

Starches are essential to a healthy diet, so no, they are not "bad." Starches quickly break down into sugar in your body and are good for providing energy. Any unused sugars can store themselves as fat. If you eat an abundance of starchy food and do not exercise, that could be bad and you could end up like most Americans.

Answer 3

Extra starch does not turn to fat; excess calories turn to fat. Starch is a carbohydrate and thus provides the same caloric intake as any other carbohydrate or protein. It is essential in a healthy balanced diet where moderation is watched.

Answer 4

no what were you thinking