Kutshanje, kwinqaku lophononongo elipapashwe kwijenali yezizwe ngezizwe ye-Nutrition Bulletin, abaphandi abavela phesheya baqhube uhlalutyo olunzulu ukuvavanya iingenelo zempilo ezinokuthi zibekho kwisitatshi esixhathisayo. Isitashi esixhathisayo luhlobo lwesitatshi, olungenako Igaywa emathunjini amancinci omzimba, ngoko ithathwa ngabaphandi ukuba luhlobo lwefiber yokutya.

Ezinye istatshi ezixhathisayo zidla ngokufumaneka kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zokutya, okunjengeebhanana, iitapile, iinkozo neembotyi, ngoxa ezinye istatshi ezixhathisayo zinokuveliswa okanye zitshintshwe ngokwentengiso zize zongezelelwe ekutyeni kwemihla ngemihla. Okwangoku, abaphandi abaninzi baye baqala ukuphuhlisa umdla kuphando lwe-starch resistant. Kule minyaka ili-10 idlulileyo, izazinzulu zenze uphando oluninzi emzimbeni womntu ukujonga izibonelelo zempilo ezahlukeneyo zesitatshi esixhathisayo emzimbeni, njengasemva kokutya. Iswekile yegazi, ukuhlutha kunye nempilo yamathumbu, njl.

Kule nqaku yokuphonononga, abaphandi banike ingxelo malunga neenzuzo zezempilo zesitashi esichasayo emzimbeni, kwaye bahlalutya ngokunzulu indlela ye-molecular yendima yesitashi esichasayo. Okwangoku, ubungqina obuninzi bophando buyavuma ukuba ukuthathwa kwesitashi esichasayo kunokunceda ukuphucula impilo yomzimba. Ukulawulwa kweswekile yegazi, kunye nophononongo lubonise ukuba isitashi esixhathisayo sinokukhuthaza impilo yamathumbu omzimba, kwaye inokunyusa ukuhlutha komzimba ngokwandisa imveliso ye-short-chain fatty acids.