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| Rice |
| Helps reduce cholesterol |
| Maintains the digestive system |
| Stabilizes blood sugar levels |
| Boosts mood and brain function |
| May help prevent heart disease and high blood pressure |
| May cut cancer risk |
| It's hard to believe white rice and brown rice come from the same source. |
| Processed within an inch of its life, white rice comes to you stripped of almost all its flavor as well as its nutrientsexcept the ones with which it gets ''fortified." Brown rice, on the other hand, is minimally processed; it's the whole grain without the inedible husk. Full of rich flavor and the nutrients nature gave it, brown rice has nearly twice the fiber or of white rice, as well as more vitamins and potassium. |
| It's not hard to guess which is the better bet. |
| What about Wild Rice? |
| Wild rice is not a rice at all, but the seeds of a freshwater grass. So it would be inaccurate to call it the most nutritious type of rice; but if it were a rice, it would be. |
| Wild rice contains twice as much protein as true rice, along with more riboflavin, niacin, zinc, and linoleic acid, which helps reduce cholesterol levels. It's got a deliciously nutty, woodsy flavor, too. The only drawback: wild rice is expensive. But when you consider all the benefits, it's well worth adding to your menu at least a couple of times a month; less expensive brown rice-wild rice mixes are now available. |
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