Not exact matches
IRRI says that the Green Revolution may have actually increased malnutrition among the poor.19
Consumption of vegetables in most
Asian countries has remained stagnant since the Green Revolution and vegetable prices have increased in both real and relative terms.20 In India, annual
rice and wheat production has more than tripled from pre-Green Revolution levels.
I was surprised by this study when it first came out since historically,
Asian countries with high
consumption of white
rice still had low incidence of diabetes.
Rice currently feeds almost half the human population making it the single most important staple food in the world, but a meta - analysis of seven cohort studies following 350,000 people for up to 20 years found that higher consumption of white rice was associated with a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in Asian populati
Rice currently feeds almost half the human population making it the single most important staple food in the world, but a meta - analysis of seven cohort studies following 350,000 people for up to 20 years found that higher
consumption of white
rice was associated with a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in Asian populati
rice was associated with a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in
Asian populations.
«There is no research at all supporting a link between
rice consumption and cancer, the little research that exists (on both US and
Asian populations) appears to support the opposite conclusion, therefore we should err on the side of caution and not consume
rice.»
But according to Dr. Greger's own videos, incidence of chronic diseases in
Asian countries only started escalating in the 80's with the adoption of a more Western - style diet and reduced
rice consumption.
How do you reconcile
Asians» high
rice consumption with their longevity?
This has also been shown in
Asian countries, where those who consumed a traditional (non-SAD, low animal products) diet with much higher
rice consumption, 10 - 20 as much as American consume, also had the lowest incidence of cancer.
Higher
consumption of white
rice is associated with a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in
Asian (Chinese and Japanese) populations.
White
rice consumption is correlated to carb
consumption especially strongly in
Asian (Chinese and Japanese) populations.