News tagged with brown rice

Misled by macronutrients? Researchers suggest alternative diet design

The search for the perfect diet—one that promotes weight loss and optimal health—has left many people empty handed. A Perspectives article written by University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers and appearing in the Feb. ...

Health Feb 21, 2013 | 3 / 5 (3) | 2 |

Plant-based diets come with many benefits: Prevent and cure disease and reduce medication intake all through diet

Plant-based diets have received much attention recently, with more celebrities making the change, and countless books touting their benefits. Recent research has shown that plant-based diets are associated with lower incidence ...

Health Feb 21, 2013 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1

Arsenic in your rice: What to do?

Arsenic, a naturally occurring element and industrial byproduct, poses a significant health risk to millions of people worldwide when it leaches into drinking water. It's highly poisonous at high doses, but ...

Health Jan 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 1

Cooking tips to possibly lessen risk of arsenic in rice

Last month rice lovers got some bitter news. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Consumer Reports released studies showing "worrisome" levels of cancer-causing arsenic in many popular rices and rice products.

Health Oct 08, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

White rice increases risk of Type 2 diabetes

The risk of type 2 diabetes is significantly increased if white rice is eaten regularly, claims a study published today in the British Medical Journal.

Diabetes Mar 16, 2012 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Organic foods may be an unsuspected source of dietary arsenic

As people seek healthier dietary regimens they often turn to things labeled "organic." Lurking in the background, however, is an ingredient that may be a hidden source of arsenic—an element known to be ...

Health Feb 16, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

(AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection ...

Health Jan 25, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

High fiber diet linked to reduced risk of colorectal cancer

Eating a diet high in fibre, particularly from cereal and whole grains, is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, finds a new study integrating all available evidence published in the British Medical Journal ...

Cancer Nov 11, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Cooked green vegetables, dried fruit, legumes, and brown rice associated with fewer colon polyps

Eating legumes at least three times a week and brown rice at least once a week was linked to a reduced risk of colon polyps by 33 percent and 40 percent respectively, according to Loma Linda University research recently published ...

Cancer Aug 02, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |