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Organic Brown Rice And Health Benefits Of Brown RiceRice is extensively consumed as well as cultivated all across the world. In Asia, rice is a staple food, while other countries around the world use rice in their cooking too. In Italy, you can sample the exotic risotto, a tasty rice dish cooked with vegetables, meat, vegetable stock and wine. In India, the spicy and succulent biryani is well known and well loved by people from all over. Mexican cuisine also used rice in their spicy and tangy dishes.
Almost every culture uses rice, in some dish or the other. Filling and nutritious, rice has several health benefits.
Studies have shown that there are over forty thousand types of rice all over the world; though white rice and whole grain rice are the two main categories. Whole grain rice is considered healthier because it isn’t processed much; but in white rice, the bran, which is the outer covering, is removed, and it becomes less nutritious than whole grain rice.
Rice is also judged by the length of the grains. Asian cuisine used long grained rice, whereas cuisines from other parts of the world use short grained rice.
Health benefits of Brown RiceThis humble cereal has several health benefits -
- Some of the benefits of eating rice includes good bowel movements, instant energy and stabilized blood sugar levels.
- Rice is also an important source of vitamin B1 to the human body.
- Rice can protect the body from cardiac diseases, dysentery and high blood pressure. This cereal crop is the staple food in several countries.
- Since rice is rich in carbohydrates, it is a good source of energy and also helps in the functioning of the brain.
- Rice does not contain cholesterol, sodium or harmful fats. You must also remember that rice has an important part to play in a balanced diet.
- This cereal contains vitamins and minerals like riboflavin, thiamine, iron, fibre, calcium, vitamin d and niacin.
- Rice with its resistant starch produces helpful bacteria that help in the proper bowel movements.
- Since rice has minimal quantities of sodium, it is good for people suffering from hypertension and high blood pressure.
- Rice with its rich insoluble fibre can be a good for preventing cancer.
The fibre in rice can protect the body against cancerous cells. - The husk that is derived from rice can cure dysentery because it is said to contain diuretic properties. It can also cure stomach ailments and can increase appetite, something that the Chinese believe in.
- Brown rice is rich in neurotransmitter nutrients, which can prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
- Rice bran oil is rich in antioxidants, which is good for cardiovascular health and can cut down the level of cholesterol in the body.
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| Submitted on March 31, 2010 |
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