Hey guys!
So I have been eating RT4 for the past 3 months with my cooked meal being 1-2 cups of rice paired with lettuce and tomatoes. I have been thriving on this lifestyle, however, I recently read some articles stating how rice in general can cause type 2 diabetes. I have noticed a little bit of puffiness which I am assuming is from the rice because I have eliminated all sodium.
Should I be concerned about weight gain or developing diabetes? Should I give up rice all together and find another type of starch like potatoes for my dinner?
I would love advice because when it comes to cooked foods I am so confused!
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i eat lots of rice. body transformation amazing over time
depends on what shape your guts are in for some people. fruit is best.
I haven't read into this much, but looking at how much rice the Asian cultures eat shows me rice does the exact opposite. I don't know a single culture that eats tons of rice and is fat/diabetic. Poorer people in China have especially low rates of diabetes. Also, when Asian immigrants come to the U.S. and eat American food, they are known to become overweight. A generation or two later, they are developing 'American' diseases.
This leads me to believe rice is good to get skinny on and doesn't have any negative long term effects. Also if you're concerned with arsenic, there's always brown rice!
In a word "no". You don't need to worry about developing type 2 diabetes on the RT4 lifestyle. As long as you are keeping to the 80/10/10 ratio and keeping the sodium low.
If you need some more info check out The China Study by T. Colin Campbell or Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes, Also read Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell Esselstyn. These are just a few of the books based on scientific studies that prove this diet is good for you and good for preventing Diabetes type 2, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, as well as managing Type 1 diabetes.
Thank you for the recommendations! I actually follow a 90/5/5 lifestyle that's why I was confused and also a little concerned about the long term effects of white rice as it has been known to have arsenic.
If you are truly worried about the possibility of arsenic on your rice you can do as the Asians do and wash your rice. Take the rise you are going to cook and place is in a sifter style strainer (one with a metal mesh instead of holes) and rinse in with water for about 30 seconds. You can rinse for longer but it usually is not necessary. Then place the rice in your rice pot or rice cooker and water and cook as usual.
There was a program in the UK were 2 identical twins, both doctors, lived on 2 different diets. One a high fat Paleo style. The other a high carb low fat diet. The high fat twin lost a lot of weight but became diabetic within days and shocked the doctors monitoring them, the high carber twin didn't lose as much weight (study was only a month) but his blood was perfect, again this shocked the doctor twins and he thought his high sugar diet would cause diabeties! But it did the opposite! Even a general practitioner don't understand nutrition!
High carb low fat for the win
Thank you so much!!! I was concerned because I have gained a little bit of weight within the past 3 months (60kg-65) and I was confused because I have followed high carb low fat to the T. The only processed food I have eaten is the white rice so maybe the extra 5kg is water weight???? I workout intensely 3-4 times a week and do some type of low impact cardie exercise everyday. I guess what I would like to know is the long term effects of eating white rice regarding chronic health issues and physical weight gain.
I've gained weight on the RT4 and I train like you, I know my body is adapting but I also think I don't eat enough compared to my workouts etc. plus I have an active job and probably don't get enough sleep (8hours)
Thank you for the encouragement! Reading various articles from all different sorts of perspectives can be really confusing! I am so glad for this forum I can't even tell you!