So, I'm eating a big amount of white rice as a daily basis, but the people around here are eating brown rice instead, so what is the big difference and should I change the white rice to brown?
How its better from white rice? better nutritional macros?
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Thread: Brown rice VS White rice?
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01-05-2009, 10:12 AM #1
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01-05-2009, 10:21 AM #2
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Compare nutritional differences here: http://www.nutritiondata.com
Superiority, or lack thereof, between the two is exaggerated. While brown rice is more nutritious than white rice on an absolute scale, the differences won't make a bit of difference in a balanced diet anyway. And the GI comparison is rather pointless.
If you like white, eat white. If you want to eat some brown, then eat some brown.It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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01-05-2009, 10:38 AM #3
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01-05-2009, 10:52 AM #8
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I ordered my sushi to be made with brown rice last weekend and it just fell apart all over my plate.
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01-05-2009, 10:54 AM #9
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01-05-2009, 10:54 AM #10
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White rice and brown rice are both complex. The vast (like 95%) of the calories in both are the EXACT same.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/002469.htm
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01-05-2009, 10:56 AM #11
I'm starting a cut soon, so brown rice would be the way to go then huh. (i'm sick of oatmeal and bread for my complex carbs)
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01-05-2009, 10:59 AM #12
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01-05-2009, 11:00 AM #14
This difference does indeed seem to be exaggerated, and is only relevant if you are eating a ton of rice daily as a staple.
If you are just eating <1 cup (uncooked) (which is a good bit o rice) a day, I would say stick to your white yummyness. Do you eat plenty of veggies/seeds/nuts/beans/whole grains etc? If so, then the loss of fiber from eating white rice is nothing to worry about.
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01-05-2009, 11:03 AM #15
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01-05-2009, 11:17 AM #16
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I knew this question would bring the train of crazys screaming "zomg white is bad onoz11" and "hi GI halp".
and lol @ calling this tricky
And for those who get antsy over GI [do you know how it's measured even], ask yourself why.
Elements Challenging the Validity of the Glycemic Index
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http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...1&postcount=13Last edited by in10city; 01-05-2009 at 11:29 AM.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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01-05-2009, 11:24 AM #17
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01-05-2009, 12:18 PM #24
It's not going to matter. Just eat the one you prefer.
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01-05-2009, 12:21 PM #25
http://ezinearticles.com/?For-a-Heal...ates&id=297252
This obsession with sugar and other simple carbohydrates including white pasta, white rice and white bread is not only contributing to our waistlines but making us ill as well.
thats just one, you can see how i or other people get confused.
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01-05-2009, 12:21 PM #26
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01-05-2009, 12:25 PM #28
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01-05-2009, 12:45 PM #29
Thanks. As Mr. Horse points out, that writer is a nitwit, at least wrt to nutrition. Even the things she gets almost right are worded so badly as to be unintelligible.
ezinearticle.com is a pretty terrible source of info on pretty much anything. They just accept whatever content they can in order to attract viewers for their ads, which is the real reason the site exists. Check out alanaragon.com and bodyrecomposition.com for more reliable nutrition info.
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01-05-2009, 12:53 PM #30
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