New Delhi: Italian food holds an unfortunate high spot on the unhealthiest cuisines of the world list. Yet, many cannot get enough of the pasta and garlic breads that this cuisine has to offer. This endless love for carbs across its many forms, a study says this comes from genes. Scientists have recently discovered that cavemen and Neanderthals had the same genes that make people crave carbs. The gene, known as AMY1 speeds up digestion of sugar with the help of amylase, an enzyme in saliva.

Experts say that this is why humans fail to resist starchy foods like bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice.........

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