Is rice healthy?

[StarStruck]

I don't get enough carbs so I eat rice twice a week. Some people say it is unhealthy but is it? I'm eating mostly veggies and different kinds of fresh cut meats. They go great with such diet.

[ZenAlex]

Depends on the kind, but it's nutritious. 

[BojackHorseman]

Considering the fact that it's included in some of the best diets (mediterranean), I'd say it's pretty healthy in decent quantities (I think it's about 1/3 of the plate being carbs).

But even japanese people eat a ton of rice, white mostly I think, and they still seem like a decently healthy population (Not sure what else plays a role in this tho)

[Schizophonia]

It is not an allergen, nor an intestinal irritant, for the vast majority of people. It's a bit lacking in micronutrients but if the rest of your diet is high in whole foods that shouldn't be a problem.

If you really are looking for a problem, rice has a relatively high glycemic index and the AGEs generated can contribute to aging by initiating a cascade of inflammation.

[Schizophonia]

2 hours ago, Michael569 said:

Spoken like a true Ray Pete acolyte 

 

In truth it seems to me that ray peat does not really care about the glycemic index of foods.

[Schizophonia]

41 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

he loves his M.E.C.H.A.N.I.S.M.S. doesn't he  Anyway, not looking for a fight here, couldn't help myself , forgive the old man 

Some things look good to me, others not so much. 
If you read his works, it is sometimes particularly hypothetical and strange.

I just read his article on blood sugar and as I understand it just explains that sugar wouldn't be a problem and that the formation of AGEs is caused by the release of polyunsaturated fats under the influence cortisol, glutagon, adrenaline and stress hormones in general.

Going back to the starting point, he can take brown rice if he doesn't see any problem having eaten, I guess.
Poaceae fiber tends to be more inconvenient for the intestines.
Brown rice also has 5-AR inhibiting activity.

 

[Schizophonia]

@Michael569 

I didn't know you were on the RPF.

I had been banned for contradicting haidut and another known personality on the forum, lol.

[Schizophonia]

13 hours ago, Michael569 said:

@Schizophonia I'm not, however I've seen others to talk about it plenty of times plus I've had a sneak peak into some of his content over the years.

Enough to gauge the direction of the group

Ofcourse you were banned lmao, it's a playground for boys with wounded masculinity they don't like outsiders who don't conform 

It's mainly that the only administrator and moderator besides Blossom, Charlie, literally bans everyone he doesn't like / with whom he doesn't agree.
A guy even approached me in pm to warn me of this after one of my posts. (he also got banned later).
The site has currently become a pay-to-post site, and it seems plagued by trolls and conspiracy theorists.
Too bad.

[Richard Purdy]

Rice is fine to eat, just be careful of eating it every day. 2 months ago I would eat white rice with every single meal and after some time I started to feel funny. Alternate your carbs. Brown rice is very good for you

Edited June 17, 2023 by Richard Purdy

[The0Self]

@Schizophonia @Michael569 If anything, Ray Peat would love a high glycemic index considering he recommends table sugar as a supplement.

Rice is easy on the digestive system and therefore a great source of calories/fuel for training. It’s awesome for that.

If worried about the glycemic index, jasmine has far lower/better than basmati.

Edited June 17, 2023 by The0Self

[Schizophonia]

On 16/06/2023 at 0:24 PM, Michael569 said:

@Schizophonia pay per post on this quackery pseudoscientific site? ??? Holy f**k i had no idea.

Talk about an unethical business model 

8 hours ago, The0Self said:

@Schizophonia @Michael569 If anything, Ray Peat would love a high glycemic index considering he recommends table sugar as a supplement.

Rice is easy on the digestive system and therefore a great source of calories/fuel for training. It’s awesome for that.

If worried about the glycemic index, jasmine has far lower/better than basmati.

Not that much, sucrose at a gi of 68.

[StarStruck]

How did you guys get into that technical jargon of nutrition? It is basically gibberish for me and I would like to have a basic understanding of nutritional values. 

[The0Self]

8 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

Not that much, sucrose at a gi of 68.

When I sent it I thought “oh yeah table sugar has a rather low GI doesn’t it? Oh well.” ? 

Reason I didn’t edit it is bc he seems particularly dogmatic and crazy and anyone recommending that kind of “supplement” to anyone who isn’t a world class athlete doesn’t really know what they’re doing.

I can’t remember the reason I stopped listening to him at all, but I definitely saw some kind of weird dogmatic stuff going on with him. He really doesn’t like PUFA’s… ? 

[Harikrishnan]

Iam eating red rice for 31 years daily. ?

[Roy]

It's probably ok for you considering it's fed the growth of multiple 1.5 billion sized civilizations lol.

[Princess Arabia]

Wild rice is nutritious. Black rice too.

[Schizophonia]

18 hours ago, The0Self said:

When I sent it I thought “oh yeah table sugar has a rather low GI doesn’t it? Oh well.” ? 

Reason I didn’t edit it is bc he seems particularly dogmatic and crazy and anyone recommending that kind of “supplement” to anyone who isn’t a world class athlete doesn’t really know what they’re doing.

I can’t remember the reason I stopped listening to him at all, but I definitely saw some kind of weird dogmatic stuff going on with him. He really doesn’t like PUFA’s… ? 

It's a source of inexpensive calories, without much pesticide contamination or even allergens.
Sure it's not nutritious but white rice is not much different.

23 hours ago, StarStruck said:

How did you guys get into that technical jargon of nutrition? It is basically gibberish for me and I would like to have a basic understanding of nutritional values. 

 

[StarStruck]

17 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

Wild rice is nutritious. Black rice too.

Wtf  I didn’t even know it existed 

 

[Schizophonia]

1 hour ago, StarStruck said:

Wtf  I didn’t even know it existed 

 

it taste good but it's quite expansive. 

[Brandon Nankivell]

Yes. Get organic and from a place grown where there isn't heaps of arsenic.