Higher
consumption of white rice is associated with a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in Asian (Chinese and Japanese) populations.
In these 3 prospective cohort studies of US men and women, [they] found that regular
consumption of white rice was associated with higher risk of [type 2 diabetes], whereas brown rice intake was associated with lower risk.»
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 populations.
If anything, it indicates that actual incidence of diabetes was lowest in countries with high
consumption of white rice:
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.
Not exact matches
«Therefore, the risk from
consumption of products made from
rice bran such as
rice drinks is much higher than from raw, but polished (
white)
rice,» the Committee on Nutrition points out.
So the fraction
of those with metabolic syndrome diagnosed as diabetic will increase with
white rice consumption in China and Japan, but will be uncorrelated with
white rice consumption in the US and Australia.
A 2012 study claimed that
white rice consumption was associated with a higher risk
of Type 2 diabetes, and this if often used as a reason to avoid
rice.
This chart (source) shows actual rates
of diabetes compared to
white rice consumption.
In China and Japan, but not in the US and Australia,
white rice consumption is a marker
of carb
consumption.
Most
of their
rice consumption is
white rice, which is a refined carbohydrate.
To keep both blood glucose and insulin levels low, carbohydrate
consumption should be restricted to about 400 calories per day — the amount in 0.3 pounds
of cooked
white rice, or 1.3 pounds
of sweet potatoes.
We also extracted data on the fiber contribution from vegetables, fruit, and bread and cereals and on the
consumption of main carbohydrate - containing food groups: vegetables, potatoes, fruit, bread and cereals [comprising breakfast cereals, bread (
white or other), pasta, and
rice], plus foods high in refined sugars or refined starches (soft drinks, cordials, sweet biscuits, cakes, buns, scones, pastries, confectionary, sugar, honey, jams, and syrups).
To sum up, contrary to Dr. Gregers disingenuous assertions, a low - fat plant - based diet with regular
white rice consumption actually cures diabetes, and the research shows that even among Americans who consumed 5 + servings
of white (arsenic - contaminated US - grown)
rice a week actually had a lower relative risk
of developing the most common forms
of cancer.
If you paid close attention, you would have noticed Dr. Greger didn't challenge either
of those findings, but rather dismissed them with a glib, «but is that because, or despite, their
white rice consumption?»
«The fact the cohorts used to determine this study's conclusions (BMJ published meta analysis) failed to consider incredibly relevant diabetes confounders like family history
of diabetes, socioeconomic status, and dietary
consumption patterns, including the dietary
consumption of other categories
of refined grains, makes quantifying the effect on diabetes development due to
white rice consumption from this data set impossible.
Long - term
consumption of total
rice,
white rice or brown
rice was not associated with risk
of developing cancer in US men and women.
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Consumption of meat and dairy products (can trigger autoimmune response and causes hormonal imbalance), refined, junk and processed foods, refined sugar,
white flour products, high glucose (high fructose) syrup, stimulants (including coffee, tea, green tea, cola, etc., nutritional deficiencies,
white pasta,
white rice, processed foods, stress, lack
of exercise, etc..
But that's not the whole story, since the 2016 International Journal
of Cancer article looked at total as well as
white and brown
rice 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.
And, «[l] ong - term
consumption of total
rice,
white rice or brown
rice, was not associated with risk
of developing cancer in US men and women.»
This study re-analyzed four studies from four countries — China, Japan, Australia, and the United States — to see how the incidence
of diabetes diagnosis related to
white rice consumption within each country.
Deeper examination, he says, shows that heart disease and other diseases
of civilization appear to result from increased
consumption of refined carbohydrates: sugar,
white flour and
white rice.
This effective and groundbreaking program steers you away from overhyped (and insulin - producing) starches such as potatoes and pasta,
white bread and
white rice, carrots and corn — and leads you toward a sensible
consumption of delicious foods once considered taboo.