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.
«The many health benefits
of rice consumption outweigh any potential risk» — as if brown rice was the only whole grain on the planet.
Whereas,
rice consumption in general was «not... associated with mortality» — not found to be protective against heart disease or stroke.
I'm reducing my
brown rice consumption from one serving daily to 3 serving per week until more information is available.
If we did hear about arsenic poisoning in countries with
high rice consumption, he would probably recommend something else entirely.
Answers to these questions could be a big help for everyone as we try to find proper whole grain substitutes as we
reduce rice consumption.
The safety of
rice consumption seems to vary greatly based on the individual, cultural background and what the rest of the diet looks like.
I did this by gradually reducing sugar and bread / wheat flour consumption and then
rice consumption within about one month.
Experts say the result will be increased pressure on public health agencies to set safety limits
for rice consumption.
Those on a high nutrient diet devoid of inflammatory foods and who have an active lifestyle may do great with
moderate rice consumption.
«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.»
The evidence is not in Dr. Greger's favour, which is why you'll notice in this series he doesn't cite any direct research
linking rice consumption with cancer.
«Our tests revealed elevated levels of arsenic in one breastfeeding mother's milk, which we believe originated from regular
rice consumption at dinnertime,» said Dr. Canale.
In areas of the world
where rice consumption is very high, the rice types (cultivars) with the lowest arsenic content should be identified and used for the preparation of infant foods.
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.
Summary: Endosperm, the remaining edible part of rice grains after it is milled, lacks several essential nutrients such as provitamin A. Thus,
predominant rice consumption promotes vitamin A deficiency — a serious public health problem in at least 26 countries including highly populated areas in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
«Not only the EU, which has had a limit for arsenic in rice since 2016, but above all countries in Asia and Africa — where
yearly rice consumption can be well above 100 kilograms per person — should be following rice research closely with an eye to amending their food safety regulations.
«You still need to have yields grow at 2 per cent per year over the next twenty years to
keep rice consumption stable,» says Rosegrant.
Karagas and her colleagues decided to study infants»
rice consumption when they learned that rice grains can absorb arsenic from the environment, she said.
So diabetes rates were skyrocketing,
while rice consumption was going down; so maybe it's the animal products and junk food that are the problem.
That's perfectly fine if the focus of the study is
whether rice consumption in the US in and of itself has an effect on cancer risk.
It may be a «side dish» or not the main course, but there's no dancing around the fact that a lot of rice gets eaten — the stats (PDF) are pretty clear on
Asian rice consumption.
RE: fish consumption: From the data in the previous video, during the years 1958 - 99,
rice consumption decreased 2.5 x, meat consumption increased 7x, milk consumption increased 7x, and fish / shellfish consumption increased 1.25 x
U.S. rice consumption averages about 12 grams daily, but Asian Americans average more than 115 grams daily.
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.
For once I suppose I understand how that feels, although I will admit I feel like this case is a little different since rice as a crop doesn't inherently contain arsenic, and
brown rice consumption DOES actually show health benefits in some ways.
Consumer Reports is especially concerned about a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
linking rice consumption to levels of arsenic in the urine of pregnant 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.