Posted on: 16-03-12 12:24:39
http://www.thehindu.com/health/medicine-and-research/article3001544.ece?homepage=true
Meta-analysis was done on 3,52,384 people
Each serving of polished rice a day increases the risk of Type II diabetes by 11 per cent, according to a study being published today (Friday) in the British Medical Journal.
Polished rice is commonly called white rice, and one serving refers to nearly 160 grams. “Higher consumption of white rice is associated with a significantly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, especially in Asian (China and Japan) populations,” wrote the authors from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston.
The conclusion was based on a meta-analysis of 3,52,384 people who were followed up for four to 22 years. The participants were from China, Japan, the United States and Australia.
A “positive association” between white rice intake and increased risk of diabetes was found only in the case of the two Asian countries, where rice is a staple food. “This association seems to be stronger for Asians than for Western populations,” the authors said. Despite the not-so-strong association in Western countries, the researchers estimated that about 167 new cases of diabetes per 1,00,000 people would occur every year for “every additional serving of white rice a day.”
White rice primarily contains starch, as the polishing removes most of the nutrients found in the bran such as insoluble fibre, magnesium, vitamins, and lignans (a group of chemical compounds acting as antioxidants). Insoluble fibre and magnesium, for instance, have been found to lower the risk of Type II diabetes.
Double harm
Unlike brown rice, polished rice has a high glycaemic index (an indicator of glucose-raising effect of a food) and is a major contributor of dietary glycaemic load. Higher dietary glycaemic load is generally associated with the increased risk of diabetes. Hence, the harmful effects of polishing are two-pronged — it removes the nutrients that would cut the risk of diabetes and at the same time pushes up the glycaemic index, thus increasing the risk of the disease.
Keywords: White rice, polished rice, Type II diabetes
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Sunny Leone a true Canadian DESI now back in India !.
yeah I try brown rice. But it was petty stiky and not so tastly & soild. The whole 2kg bag is laying somewhere. Through I know brown rice is heathly eating compare to white rice.
Perhaps will try again to cook & eat. may be water mixer ratio needs to be diffrent from our basmati white rice
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infocan
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Originally posted by infocan
yeah I try brown rice. But it was petty stiky and not so tastly & soild. The whole 2kg bag is laying somewhere. Through I know brown rice is heathly eating compare to white rice.
Perhaps will try again to cook & eat. may be water mixer ratio needs to be diffrent from our basmati white rice
Soak the rice overnight and then cook in a pressure cooker. Turns out very well.
When we compare white rice vs brown rice, of course brown rice is healthier which contains extra nutrients with starch which white rice doesn't.
However, in case of obese and/or diabetic person even the more quantity of brown rice is not healthy due to high no. of carb.
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Originally posted by chekram_04
When we compare white rice vs brown rice, of course brown rice is healthier which contains extra nutrients with starch which white rice doesn't.
However, in case of obese and/or diabetic person even the more quantity of brown rice is not healthy due to high no. of carb.
-- This is absolutely right.
