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Once or twice a month....I used to eat a lot more, but my friend's brother who's a diabetes specialist said that recent epidemiological surveys have noted a strong correlation between diets high in rice & adult-onset diabetes in middle-aged Americans. He said as we grow older our pancreas is less able to produce insulin to metabolize the glucose from carbs. That results in insulin-insensitivity and eventually diabetes.
Not really. There are many kinds of rice, including some that are naturally fragrant, or soft, or sticky, or firm, and lots of different flavors with subtle differences. For someone who eats rice very frequently these differences are important, and some kinds are perceived as more delicious than others.
It can be hard for someone not raised eating a lot of rice to understand just how much rice is beloved in some cultures. An old friend who is Asian once told me that in his culture it is said that they have two stomachs... one for rice and one for all the other foods they eat. If they eat a meal of vegetables, meat, fruit, and so on, but no rice, no matter how much they eat they say they don't feel full because "rice stomach is empty."
I have been thinking of this thread since last night when I posted on it. I started craving rice, so I made a large batch of it so I had more for later too.
Not really. There are many kinds of rice, including some that are naturally fragrant, or soft, or sticky, or firm, and lots of different flavors with subtle differences. For someone who eats rice very frequently these differences are important, and some kinds are perceived as more delicious than others.
It can be hard for someone not raised eating a lot of rice to understand just how much rice is beloved in some cultures. An old friend who is Asian once told me that in his culture it is said that they have two stomachs... one for rice and one for all the other foods they eat. If they eat a meal of vegetables, meat, fruit, and so on, but no rice, no matter how much they eat they say they don't feel full because "rice stomach is empty."
Yes, I know about the prevalence of rice, my wife is from a culture that eats rice three times a day (or four if you include some of the desserts). However, "delicious" is not a term she would use to describe rice, tho she craves it.
This is more of an English language issue I think. "More delicious than x" is also an odd phrasing.
Delicious tends to flavor, not satisfaction and satiation.
I live in a Filipino-American household. We always have rice in the rice cooker. Being the American, I don't eat it at every meal but do eat it about every day. The others in the family eat it at almost every meal. I agree with the above posters, If there is no rice then it's not really a meal.
White rice is one of the highest foods on the glycemic index. For a healthy individual, an occasional portion is fine, eaten it every day is not so good. Mind you, I used to LOVE rice. But I gave it up with my diagnosis. For me, my doctor thinks brown rice is not really that much better. Had to give up going to my favorite Thai place.....
Once or twice a month....I used to eat a lot more, but my friend's brother who's a diabetes specialist said that recent epidemiological surveys have noted a strong correlation between diets high in rice & adult-onset diabetes in middle-aged Americans. He said as we grow older our pancreas is less able to produce insulin to metabolize the glucose from carbs. That results in insulin-insensitivity and eventually diabetes.
We eat it about as often as you, but not for the same reason. I am not a doctor, but I would wonder, if this is the case, why Asians don't have a higher incidence of diabetes.. I am beginning to think there are studies for everything, but I often wonder if those studies take into consideration other habits, envoirnmnet, etc
The study which Gypsychic quoted simply compared white to brown rice. I think everyone knows white rice isn't as healthy as other rice, but it certainly didn't suggest Asians have a high incedience of Diabetes...
We eat it about as often as you, but not for the same reason. I am not a doctor, but I would wonder, if this is the case, why Asians don't have a higher incidence of diabetes.. I am beginning to think there are studies for everything, but I often wonder if those studies take into consideration other habits, envoirnmnet, etc
The study which Gypsychic quoted simply compared white to brown rice. I think everyone knows white rice isn't as healthy as other rice, but it certainly didn't suggest Asians have a high incedience of Diabetes...
In twenty years, diabetes will be attributed to just two major factors - the AMOUNT of food that you consume (in calories) AND the amount of physical activity.
The incidence of diabetes in the Amish is very low despite their high carbohydrate diet. Of course, when you are doing 10-15 hours of very strenuous work and 35 hours of moderately strenuous work a WEEK, you burn most of the calories.
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