Is eating white rice bad for your health?

According to Dr. Do Thi Phuong Ha from the National Institute of Nutrition, as reported in the Lao Dong newspaper, most Vietnamese people have a habit of eating a lot of rice, as it helps them feel full for longer and provides enough energy to be active throughout the day.

However, most people are unaware that rice contains a lot of sugar. Therefore, eating a lot of rice can cause high blood sugar levels. This is also a major cause of dangerous complications, affecting health and quality of life.

According to information from the Institute of Food Safety, although white rice is one of the foods with high nutritional value, eating too much of it can affect health.

White rice is a food that provides energy. (Illustrative image)

Is eating white rice bad for your health?

Here are some of the negative effects of eating too much white rice.

Prone to metabolic disorders.

A study on the harmful effects of eating a lot of white rice in South Korea indicated that people who regularly consume white rice over a long period of time have a higher risk of metabolic diseases compared to other groups. Eating a lot of white rice also increases the risk of obesity and dyslipidemia.

Causes weight gain and obesity.

Consuming too much white rice can lead to excess energy intake, potentially causing obesity.

Easily susceptible to diabetes

According to nutrition experts, consuming large amounts of white rice in Asian countries is one of the bad habits that contribute to diabetes.

The first harmful effect of eating too much white rice is the production of glucose. If you are a sedentary person, this glucose will accumulate, leading to diabetes.

Scientists at Harvard School of Public Health studied over 350,000 people for 20 years and concluded that consuming one bowl of white rice a day increases the risk of developing diabetes by 11%. This is also why Asian countries have higher rates of diabetes than European countries.

Easily tired and lethargic.

If you frequently feel tired, sluggish, or work more slowly, it could be because you ate too much white rice in your previous meal.

When you eat too much white rice, some of it is converted into energy for the body, while the excess energy is stored in the muscles. This large amount of energy stored in the muscles leads to excess energy and reduced mobility.

It gives you a false sense of hunger.

False hunger is a feeling of fullness where you still want to eat more even after eating. This sensation occurs when you consume too much carbohydrates in a day, leading to rapid weight gain and increasing your risk of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

Psychological disorders, frequent irritability.

When you eat too much rice, your body has to release more insulin to stabilize your blood sugar. Excessively high insulin levels in the blood can make you irritable, even uncontrollable, and in more severe cases, can lead to serious psychological disorders.

Always feeling hungry.

Although white rice provides the body with excess energy, if you don't eat a balanced diet, you may constantly crave food, making it difficult to control your weight.

NHU LOAN (Compiled)

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