Brown Rice, White Rice, Obesity and Diabetes

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” — Hippocrates

A simple change in diet from white rice to brown rice can reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health. And they are not alone in believing so.

Brown rice vs white rice (source: USDA)

Dietary 14% vs 7% , Manganese 88% vs 23%, Iron 5% vs 1%, Magnesium 21% vs 2%, Selenium 27% vs 14%, Vitamin B1, Thiamine 12% vs 2%, Vitamin B3, Niacin 15% vs 3%

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