July 6/Sydney, Australia/ABC Transcripts -- For years, the diet conscious have been warned to watch out for starch. It is the most common carbohydrate in the human diet, but it is also seen as one of the main culprits behind the burgeoning obesity epidemic.
Now, however, an American researcher is singing the praises of a particular type of starch, some found in potatoes and corn that he says can help us lose weight by making people feel full.