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White rice has one of the highest glycemic indexes. Japan has a 12% diabetes rate, which is just above the US at 11%.

by bobthepanda 3y ago

gnicholas 3y ago
IIRC sticky rice is the worst among white rices. I find it tasty but try to eat basmati most of the time.
- dr-detroit 3y ago
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slothtrop 3y ago
this says it's 7% in Japan: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/diabetes-rates-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/diabetes-... , but I found another source that says 12% for 2016. Diabetes scales with obesity and age. Japan has a very old population, but less obesity than the US. White rice despite its glycemic index is not super high calorie. If it's a contributing favor, it's because of weight-gain, not glycemic index. edit: better source: https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/101/jp.html https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/101/jp.html, https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/211/us.html https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/211/us.html There's more diabetes in the US.
tenpies 3y ago
> White rice has one of the highest glycemic indexes. This is correct, but do keep in mind the impact that cooling down has on starches. A fresh bowl of rice is very high, but cool it for a couple of hours and the GI drops considerably. Cool it overnight and it drops even more. Onigiri is usually in the cooled down to over-night range. This never makes rice particularly good from a GI perspective, but preparation is a considerable factor. --- One study, but this is fairly well reproduced: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26693746 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26693746 And a more general write up: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/carbohydrates-and-diabetes/carbs-and-cooking https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/car...

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White rice has one of the highest glycemic indexes. Japan has a 12% diabetes rate, which is just above the US at 11%.

by bobthepanda 3y ago

White rice has one of the highest glycemic indexes. Japan has a 12% diabetes rate, which is just above the US at 11%.

gnicholas 3y ago
IIRC sticky rice is the worst among white rices. I find it tasty but try to eat basmati most of the time.
- dr-detroit 3y ago
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slothtrop 3y ago
this says it's 7% in Japan: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/diabetes-rates-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/diabetes-... , but I found another source that says 12% for 2016. Diabetes scales with obesity and age. Japan has a very old population, but less obesity than the US. White rice despite its glycemic index is not super high calorie. If it's a contributing favor, it's because of weight-gain, not glycemic index. edit: better source: https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/101/jp.html https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/101/jp.html, https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/211/us.html https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/211/us.html There's more diabetes in the US.
tenpies 3y ago
> White rice has one of the highest glycemic indexes. This is correct, but do keep in mind the impact that cooling down has on starches. A fresh bowl of rice is very high, but cool it for a couple of hours and the GI drops considerably. Cool it overnight and it drops even more. Onigiri is usually in the cooled down to over-night range. This never makes rice particularly good from a GI perspective, but preparation is a considerable factor. --- One study, but this is fairly well reproduced: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26693746 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26693746 And a more general write up: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/carbohydrates-and-diabetes/carbs-and-cooking https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/car...