Although hydrogen breath tests indicate poorer rates of carbohydrate absorption in those asymptomatically infected, such tests are not diagnostic of infection.

Blocking carbohydrate absorption and weight loss: A clinical trial using phase 2 brand proprietary fractionated white bean extract.

Slower carbohydrate absorption means lower insulin levels which means less stored fat and a faster transition to fat burning.

Three-week psyllium husk supplementation: Effect on plasma cholesterol concentrations, fecal steroid excretion, and carbohydrate absorption in men.

During the phase of carbohydrate absorption, fructose is transported into the intestinal cell's cytosol, glucose and galactose competes with other Na + transporter required for operation.

It also inhibits digestive enzymes and degradation of carbohydrates in small intestine which result in inhibition of carbohydrate absorption in the body.

It is logical to hypothesise that the incomplete small intestinal carbohydrate absorption, by increasing the flow rate of the luminal contents, may stimulate peristalsis and shorten the small bowel transit time.

And by slowing down carbohydrate absorption, soluble bean fiber fends off unwanted peaks and valleys in blood glucose levels - especially valuable to people with diabetes.

Cotransport was the first ever proposal of flux coupling in biology and was the most important event concerning carbohydrate absorption in the 20th century.