Eating more rice does not necessarily reduce obesity, said the Health Promotion Board (HPB) and dietitians, after reports of a Japanese study on the link between high rice consumption and low obesity rates made the headlines recently.
Instead, their advice is to eat rice in moderation and include more unrefined carbohydrates like whole grains in one's diet.
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