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Managing enzymes may control diabetes
Scientists can now control the activity of the enzymes that process starchy foods into sugars during digestion, and this may help them control those processes in people with type 2 diabetes. Four enzymes called alpha-glucosidases, which are responsible for generating glucose from starch digestion in the small intestine, each break down starches into different sugars at different rates, reported Bruce Hamaker, a professor of food science and director of the …