Is White Rice Healthy or Bad for You?

White rice is a staple food for more than half the world's population.

Yet some say its really bad for you. Is that true?

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[antonioarriaga]

White rice doesn’t make you fat, over-eating makes you fat.

[Louie.Oxford]

White Rice is essential part of everyday meal here in Asia

[gjg]

If it's good enough for skinny asians that seem to live forever and not age then it is good enough for me.

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1 billion Asians have entered the chat 👀

[shauntelgill]

the person eating white rice will Always live longer than the one eating heavy amounts of fast food

[tracyg]

The fact that in Asian countries rice is always eaten with a lot of veggies and small portions of meat protein. Also it’s rare to see obese or overweight asians. It’s the way they eat the portions of food. So, like he said I believe context is important. I am always amazed at the amount Asian people can eat and look so amazing....context.

[ryansarmyYou]

I would love to eat more brown rice, but I think white rice tastes much better.

[sbk]

No matter what it is, I'm Bengali and still have to eat it

[justinjonesmusic]

Whenever I hear someone say “belly fat” I immediately wonder what they’re selling.

[andrewhanson]

I made my own rice sauce today and it was delicious (if you like savory/ tangy)! Brown 2 tblsp of minced garlic with a tsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of brown sugar, half a tsp of onion powder, 2 tblsp of soy sauce, 2 tblsp of hot sauce, a dash of pepper and pink himalayan, and 1 tsp of ground ginger. Freaking delicious!

[BeautifulbyDesign]

White rice tastes better to me, I don't like the texture of brown rice... texture is the most important thing to my taste buds. Lol! However, my husband eats white rice almost every day, sometimes twice a day, and doesn't gain a pound. I can't really eat grains and enjoy it them. I pay for it with excruciating autoimmune pain. Hey Joe Leech, will you do a video on the effects of gluten and autoimmune diseases?

[PuesHafa]

I can’t go too long without (steamed/white) rice. It helps control the taste of the foods I eat with it. If it’s too salty, eat it with rice. The balance and taste altogether is satisfying! I am a Chamorro Islander from Saipan.

[williamaxtell]

I love your videos so much, thank you! It's pretty much the only large source of analysis I can find which is neither stuck in advice from fifty years ago nor overwhelmed by some trendy bias.

[OsAbliNgin]

White rice is naturally glutten free compared to Brown rice, but White rice can be a problem if your insulin resistant or just have blood sugar issues, so Brown rice is better in those circumstances especially if your not glutten sensitive and can digest complex carbohydrates.

[javysrcuadrado]

Rice, I'll be eating rice since I remember and I believe is healthy enough I eat it every single day all my life and I never get tired of it.

[berkeleybenje]

As a Middle Easterner white rice reminds me of home. And I will always eat my Basmati 🍚 🥰🍛

[hlgb]

I lived half my life in the US and half in east asia. While in east asia I ate rice probably twice a day on average. I lost weight when i moved there and have maintained that weight loss. Im sure a lot has to do with me being able to walk places rather than having to drive everywhere, but i wasn’t sedentary even when i was in the US. Last time i was back in the states, my brother criticized me for buying white rice saying how unhealthy it is. I ignored him. Maybe if you cover it in brown gravy and eat it with a whole plate of other food its bad, but eating it as the core of a meal with meat and veggies as side dishes seems to be the most positive sustainable meal plan I’ve used.

[leobender]

I came to find out whether white rice was healthy, instead I've listened to a lecture on weight loss. Great, thanks.

[bigboitings]

Eating white rice while watching the video

[a_fuckin_spacemarine]

I'm gonna eat just white rice and beans, I'm going to eat a consistent caloric surplus, and im gonna solve this mystery once and for all!