I eat white rice about 3-4 times every week, usually about 4-5 cups per serving. However, I heard that too much white rice can be bad for your health for some reason & I was wondering if anyone knows if that is factual?
I eat white rice about 3-4 times every week, usually about 4-5 cups per serving. However, I heard that too much white rice can be bad for your health for some reason & I was wondering if anyone knows if that is factual?
I'll bite. Too much of anything is "bad" for you. 4-5 cups of race is heavy on the calories. Brown Rice is actually higher calorie per 100g serving if i'm not mistaken. It's not going to kill you or anything but unless your'e putting all those carbs to good use, then you'll definitely see some weight gain.
TiradoF wrote:
I'll bite. Too much of anything is "bad" for you. 4-5 cups of race is heavy on the calories. Brown Rice is actually higher calorie per 100g serving if i'm not mistaken. It's not going to kill you or anything but unless your'e putting all those carbs to good use, then you'll definitely see some weight gain.
So as long as you don’t eat enough to gain weight (which applies to all food) you should be fine?
White rice is a simple starch with little nutritional value besides simple sugars. That is why people say it's bad for you. Sure, brown rice is better, but there's a time for both. You wouldn't eat whole wheat bread before running but you might eat white bread. As a runner, as long as you are getting ample nutrients, how you get the other calories to meet your required caloric intake doesn't matter. There was a thread about the pros eating junk food with good discussion similar to what you are asking.
A fair bit of evidence suggests that simpler carbs like white rice increase the risk of developing diabetes than more complex carbs. Brown rice is in between.
From a running standpoint, read up about insulin resistance and how you can use simpler carbs strategically to possibly promote recovery when you need it and more complex carbs the rest of the time. Not a whole lot of comprehensive research to show it works in a performance/training technique, but there is evidence to suggest it is helpful.
Brown rice does bring some additional nutrients, fatty acids and protein not in white rice, not a ton, but some.
Brown rice also takes longer to cook. It also doesnt absorb sauce as well or shape as nice if you're going for presentation. It also doesnt last as long in the dry storage form, because of the fatty acids present that have been removed in white rice.
Have you had purple rice? Has a great nutty flavor.
It is white so it must be evil
Rice is gross
I don't think you are in any danger of thinking, over or otherwise.
White rice isn’t going to hurt you. 3.5 billion people eat rice every day as their staple food.
It is dangerous for you to think so stop it.
If you cool/chill carbs after cooking it changes how your body reacts to it - lowers the blood sugar spike and treats it more like fibre, or something like that. And the effect gets even stronger if you cool/chill the carbs and then reheat them. Look up Michael Mosely of the BBC who did a programme on this.
So cook rice or pasta then cool it with a few changes of cold water then immerse it in hot water to reheat, Tastes just the same (actually for rice I think it even improves the texture) but apparently better for you.
Overthinking it, just eat and be greatful that you can eat. But train hard.
As an Asian person and like many Asian persons, I've eaten multiple bowls of white rice almost every day of my life but still managed to stay thin and healthy. What will kill you is eating white rice with giant blocks of braised pork belly marinated in dark soy sauce or slices of roasted duck smothered with duck drippings.
Keep eating rice wrote:
White rice is a simple starch with little nutritional value besides simple sugars. That is why people say it's bad for you. Sure, brown rice is better, but there's a time for both. You wouldn't eat whole wheat bread before running but you might eat white bread. As a runner, as long as you are getting ample nutrients, how you get the other calories to meet your required caloric intake doesn't matter. There was a thread about the pros eating junk food with good discussion similar to what you are asking.
It’s not bad for you.
White rice is a good source of magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, folic acid, thiamine and niacin.
Anything can be bad in high amounts. It’s easier to overeat dense foods. 4-5 cups is a lot. Insane amount actually. That’s 800-1000 calories. That’s a lot. You would be better off adding some meat and veggies to your rice such as broccoli and grilled chicken.
Alan
It it's white, it's right!
Chingchon wrote:
I eat white rice about 3-4 times every week, usually about 4-5 cups per serving. However, I heard that too much white rice can be bad for your health for some reason & I was wondering if anyone knows if that is factual?
Why Americans suck at the marathon - Exhibit A.
Chingchon wrote:
I eat white rice about 3-4 times every week, usually about 4-5 cups per serving. However, I heard that too much white rice can be bad for your health for some reason & I was wondering if anyone knows if that is factual?
Rice is a filler. If you are eating it with some lean protein and vegetables then it is fin but if you are just eating rice then you are missing out on important nutrients. Although, either way, 4-5 cups does seem excessive.
Asian Hobby Jogger wrote:
As an Asian person and like many Asian persons, I've eaten multiple bowls of white rice almost every day of my life but still managed to stay thin and healthy.
You might be thin, but you are probably scrawny fat.
You should quit eating all grains if you want to be buff and ripped.
It's not bad for you as long as it's the only thing you eat. Forget about all that nonsense people say about meat or vegetables. Rice is all you need.
White rice has had a lot of the fiber and nutrients removed compared to brown rice. So I'd recommend eating brown instead. However, both can contain high amounts of arsenic, so it's sometimes better to choose a different grain, depending on where the rice was grown.
Try potatoes, sweet potatoes, oats, barley, or whole wheat pasta. All are solid choices that will fill you up. In order to maintain insulin sensitivity, avoid cholesterol-laden animal foods as well as refined oils.
track chick wrote:
Rice is gross
Bye Felicia.