Best Rice Cookers
Much to my surprise, people tell me they find it hard to prepare rice. Fortunately, it's not complicated. Rice comes in many different sizes, shapes and colors. I will focus here on long grain white rice. (The difference between brown and white rice is similar to that between whole wheat bread and white bread.
The milling and polishing processes both remove important nutrients. A diet based on unenriched white rice leaves people vulnerable to the neurological disease beriberi, due to a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B 1). White rice is often enriched with some of the nutrients stripped from it during its processing.
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White Rice: By Dr. Ben Kim DrBenKim.com For years, I believed that white rice should be avoided completely. I believed that it had very little nutritional value and that it contributed to constipation. Over time, I have come to realize that white rice does provide useful nutrients, and that there are situations where white rice can be a better choice than brown rice for your health.