The funny thing is that while the referenced 2016 IJC article specifically focused on looking to see if there was a link
between rice consumption and cancer, it inadvertently also addressed the diabetes question.
WFPBRunner — If you think this video series makes a coherent case for a link
between rice consumption and cancer, not really sure what to tell you.
«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.»
Not exact matches
There is an enormous
consumption of chillies in India, as both rich and poor daily use them, and they form an important ingredient in the curries and chutneys in general use, when ground into a paste
between two stones, with a little mustard, lard, oil, ginger and salt, this forms the only seasoning which the millions of poor in the East can obtain to flavour their insipid
rice.
I researched further and realized that the study was just showing an association
between «risk» of diabetes and
rice consumption and not actual incidence of diabetes.
However, the correlations (r ~ 0.5)
between the SFFQs and multiple 1 - week dietary records suggested that
rice consumption was reasonably assessed in current study.
There seems to be a rather strong negative correlation
between the two: Countries with the lowest per capita
rice consumption seem to have the highest incidence of cancer, and vice versa.
If there are alarmists who can't tell the difference
between experts advising caution and discrimination on
rice purchasing &
consumption, as opposed to an all out declaration of war on
rice, then that is the consumers problem not the researchers.
Now, it's possible the apparent protective association
between rice and Alzheimer's «is more likely due» to the fact that the drop of
rice consumption associated with increasing Alzheimer's was accompanied by a rise in meat
consumption.
By contrast, in the NHS II study there was a much smaller difference in red meat
consumption between the white and brown
rice eaters — and the white
rice eaters actually had a slightly lower incidence of diabetes.
Because the relationship
between consumption and body weight is highest in infants and young children, the FDA has established levels of inorganic arsenic in infant
rice cereal that are consistent with the levels set by EFSA for
rice destined for the production of food for infants and young children, and half those established by EFSA and Codex for the population at large.