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The Wholefood Farmacy
Day 16 - Brown Rice
Milling is the process that turns brown rice into white rice by
removing the outer layer known as the bran layer - this alters the
nutritional value of the rice. The complete milling process that
creates white rice from brown rice destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80%
of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, half of the manganese, half
of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron, and all of the dietary fiber and
essential fatty acids. In short, brown rice is a fiber-rich whole grain
whereas white rice is simply a refined and nutritionally depleted
processed food.
In March of 2006, research reported in the journal Agricultural
Research, Nancy Keim and a team at the USDA ARS Western Human Nutrition
Center studied 10 women age 20-45 who ate a whole grain diet for three
days, then ate the same foods but with refined grains in place of whole
grains. Blood samples at the end of each 3-day period showed that the
refined grains diet caused a significant increase in triglycerides and
a worrisome protein called "apolipoprotein CIII" (apoCIII), both of
which have been associated with increased risk of heart disease.
At the University of Utah, in a study of over 2000 people, a team led
by Dr. Martha Slattery found that high intakes of whole grains, such as
brown rice, reduced the risk of rectal cancer 31%. They also
found that a high-fiber diet, 34 grams or more of fiber per day,
reduced rectal cancer by an impressive 66%. The findings were published
in the February 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition.
In a Study presented at American Heart Association Conference, March
2006, overweight children, age 9-15, spent two weeks on an
all-you-can-eat diet of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean
protein, while exercising 2.5 hours each day. University of California
researchers led by Dr. James Barnard reported that in just two weeks
the children's cholesterol levels dropped an average of 21%, while
insulin levels fell 30%.
TropiPhi is know as the "Rolls Royce" of snack foods and it's made from
macadamia nuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, pineapple, papaya, mango,
bananas, coconut flakes, brown rice, & orange oil. If you've got a
"sweet tooth" then TropiPhi offers real satisfaction in the healthiest
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We encourage parents everywhere to consider guiding themselves and
their children down a healthier path by replacing processed and refined
grains with healthy, natural whole grains such as brown rice. The
healthy habits that your children learn from you while young will stay
with them and be passed on for generations to come.
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