I'm a big fan of Asian cuisine. And for those of you out there that share my passion will know that white rice is usually a come-along with most plates in that culinary genre. My Grandmother told me yesterday however, that white rice is the leading cause of diabetes..
Now, I have never heard that before and she has been known to be wrong about a lot of things, from time to time. But, after a little online research I did read a few articles about how the human body metabolizes white rice as sugar. Now, my question quite simply is this: Is it bad, as in really bad for you? I don't eat junk food. I don't have a sweet tooth so I don't indulge on chocolates or any other type of candy. If I'm already living on a diet that rarely sees sugar of any kind am I in any danger of developing diabetes from eating white rice? Also, let it be noted that I eat it just about every day and diabetes does run in my family.

I don't have diabetes, and I don't eat white, brown, or wild rice. None in my family really eat rice either and none in my family have diabetes currently although one of my sisters was borderline when she was preggy with one of her kids.

You never know when one of those pieces of 'rice' may start wiggling. I'm not a big 'live food' eater.

So it looks like since your family does eat rice, and has diabetes, and mine does not and does not, that the scientific proof is in! 100% of reported cases in this thread so far support your Grandma's hypothesis, that families that eat rice will get diabetes!

Holy Shit that is funny! Sorry but that's just ludicrous! White rice is the leading cause of diabetes? So then all of Asia is diabetic?

Fact:

Diabetes type 1 (or juvenile onset) is an autoimmune syndrome in which the body kills the cells that manufacture a hormone called INSULIN. This insulin is what allows the body to metabolize sugar into energy in the body and without it the glucose (or sugar) would have no way to become absorbed into the cells thus a chain reaction occurs that causes all sorts of negative side effects to the diabetic etc. It is in no way related to or dependent on diet. If a diabetic wants to eat a pound of rice, or even a pound of pure sugar, they can do so with a massive insulin injection. This would allow them to process all the energy produced from said food intake.

Type 2 diabetes is totally different and usually caused by insulin resistance (in which the body does not play nice with the insulin it produces) and also is associuated with obese people as usually their size causes all sorts of demands on the body in which case the organs just can't keep up. Usually if the obese lose weight the condition goes away.

There is no link between family history although just like sickle cell anemia is associated mostly with African Americans diabetes does occur in larger numbers amongst Hispanics. Although the juvenile onset type one diabetes usually occurs in children (or as late as teenagers) but usually not in adults so I would not worry too much about getting sick, I've read some of your other posts and surely you will die tragically in a self fellating related accident.

What babelfish said. Yeah, well, the main cause of diabetes in Hispanics is...well?...just being Hispanic. Otherwise, almost all Asians would be diabetic by now.

A short easy answer:

No. White rice isn't bad for you.

I hear tacos are the leading cause of stupidity.

white rice bad for you? if that where true most of the dominicans are going to die next week.

please....

She might be associating it with the GI (Glycaemic Index) diet, where a score is given to foods according to how quickly they digest and how long you benefit from the energy they release. Apparently, High GI foods release energy quickly so you use that energy store up just as quickly and feel hungry again soon afterwards. Low GI foods digest slower so you feel full for longer and need to eat less calories. The diet was developed to stop diabetics' blood sugar swinging too far up and down so it is possible that your gran has been reading about it and got mixed up.
I haven't really looked into it but it seems to make sense in that you eat less processed wheat (white bread and pasta etc) and more brown and wholewheat, which I try to do anyway for the fibre, which comes from the outer bran coating on grains. Milling rice to make it white removes a lot of the vitamins and minerals.

This seems to be reflected in the GI ratings I ws looking at and of course, brown rice is best with a low GI of 50, but white *long grain* rice is the same. Basmati and Wild are 57 and 58, and instant, short grain and glutinous (Thai and arborio) rice are in the 80s.
So following that, the advice would be go with longer grain and have brown for the fibre.

White rice isn't overly nutritional because the bleaching process removes a lot of minerals out of the rice.

White rice is healthier than thai/chinese/japanese fried rice!

Awww, but I done and gonna make a mexican mother day dinner tuhnight! Me not do good then huh.

Seriously? Fucking RICE?

Go molest a family member Cubanman, its what you do best.

Bull shit.

I've been eating rice 2 times a day for 29 years...

As long as your not a complete fat ass then your ok.

2 times a day? geee i love white rice and even me could stand that.

Nah, your mother is getting the job done for now.

Fucking idiot. That doesn't even make sense. You stupido grass barber.

What doesn't make sense? I'm saying: instead of molesting my family member, I'm molesting one of his. Therefore, quenching my desire to molest a family member.

Maybe you're the fucking idiot for not making that connection. And don't call me a grass barber you stupid cum sucking cunt weilding faggot.

Bean munching mobile lice farm. You visit the pound for thanksgiving. And your face looks like genitals.

I don't know why but that made me laugh until I cried.


Well done.

Dude, I know your gay and everything. But can you just leave me the fuck alone? All I wanted was to ask a question about rice and, of course, I get attacked. Just because all you fags up there like sucking cock and can do so for hours at a time, doesn't mean you should fag out on me whenever given the chance. I'm not gay like you, and I never will be. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I was getting laid in high school while you were getting beat up. I'm sorry you like taking it in the ass. I'm sorry you will never get a woman you can be proud to show your friends and family.

Edit: I wont reply to anymore of your bullshit on this thread. If you want to keep fucking with me; take it to the 'fight club.'

I didn't quite get that.

Are you trying to say they're gay?

Wait. Mao sucks cock?

Where the hell have you been Cubanboy? I OBVIOUSLY have a fake girlfriend.

And we only shit on you when you deserve it (i.e. all the time). Seriously, anyone who even contemplates believing that fucking WHITE RICE is the leading cause of Diabeetus is a moron, and they deserve to have it mentioned.

Oh my God.

I was asking if it was bad for you in general. My stupid shit-for brains grandmother thinks it's the leading cause of diabetes. I didn't know if there was any connection. Sure, I was pretty positive that it wasn't the leading cause, but I wanted to know if anyone on here had heard of rice actually causing the disease from time to time.

Oh, and I think it's kind of funny how you called me a moron right after spelling diabetes wrong.

This is one of the reasons why your not making a lot of friends here.

Welcome to the internet you trogloditic cunt.

Hey, dude man.

Don't talk shit about your Grandma. That's not cool.

She's lived through enough shit without you calling her shit for brains.

She can think whatever she wants.


If I ever called my Grandma shit for brains, she'd slap me into the next county.


And furthermore, YOU were the one who needed to verify whether or not she was correct, so if I were you I'd be careful who I called stupid.

Dude, your grandma made a general statement. You went to a message board to see if it's true...who's the shit for brains here?

I understand if I post in other threads with the actual intent on starting a ruckus, and then, get the shit storm that I asked for. But in this case, I actually wanted to know something. Whether the question may have seemed dumb to some people or not shouldn't have mattered. I was just trying to ask a question.

You see, I usually don't get pissed off unless I'm attacked when I'm not expecting it. For example: if I post pictures of my underage cousin and everyone gets their titties up in a bunch, well, i expected that. The simple act of me posting such material was in order to see you all get riled up; and it works. But don't start capping on me in a fucking food thread because I asked a question about rice.... There must be nothing better to do on here if some of you really find the necessity to ridicule somebody for asking a food related question. After all, I don't actually know anybody on here. (don't really want to) But for all I know there's one of you out there that's going to culinary school, or fat. And maybe that person could have answered my question, and then, we move on....


Okay? So whatever. I'm stupid, the question was stupid, I insert tacos in my ass. Fuck it. This thread is getting ridiculous. Save you're shenanigans for topics that are at least a little interesting.

I'm moving on as I suggest you all to do the same.


Note: I'm not even going to come back in here to read what you all post, so don't waste your time.

EDIT: Sorry Grandmama.

I think he owes Grandma an apology.

And a spanking.

Careful, might be his thing.

We don't read minds. Well, I don't (I've tried... failed.. got slapped... long story).