Brown, Black, Purple and Red Unlike White on Rice

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Published 2016-04-22

White rice is missing more than just fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Phytonutrients, such as gamma oryzanol, in brown rice may help explain the clinical benefits, and naturally pigmented rice varieties may be even healthier.

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Switching from white rice to brown rice enables overweight individuals to significantly reduce their weight, their waist size, their blood pressure, and the level of inflammation within their bodies. That sounds like it deserves a video, no? On its way! Stay tuned for Is it Worth Switching from White Rice to Brown? (nutritionfacts.org/video/is-it-worth-switching-fro…) (It was actually supposed to go first but I made a mistake and messed up the order).

In the meanwhile, enjoy some other rice videos:
• Alzheimer’s Disease: Grain Brain or Meathead? (nutritionfacts.org/video/alzheimers-disease-grain-…)
• Kempner Rice Diet: Whipping Us Into Shape (nutritionfacts.org/video/kempner-rice-diet-whippin…)
• If White Rice is Linked to Diabetes, What About China? (nutritionfacts.org/video/if-white-rice-is-linked-t…)
• Drugs and the Demise of the Rice Diet (nutritionfacts.org/video/drugs-and-the-demise-of-t…)
• Can Diabetic Retinopathy Be Reversed? (nutritionfacts.org/video/can-diabetic-retinopathy-…)
• High Blood Pressure May Be a Choice (nutritionfacts.org/video/high-blood-pressure-may-b…)

Six years ago I did a video on Arsenic in Rice (nutritionfacts.org/video/arsenic-in-rice/). That definitely deserves an update. I’ll do another video or series of videos on that as well. Make sure you’re subscribed (nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/), so you don’t miss it.

More on the potential wonders of the blue/black/purple anthocyanin pigments:
• Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Purple Potatoes (nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-effects…)
• Dietary Treatments for Computer Eye Strain (nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-treatments-for-co…)
• How to Slow Brain Aging by Two Years (nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-slow-brain-aging-b…)
• Anti-inflammatory Life is a Bowl of Cherries (nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-life-is…)

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at nutritionfacts.org/video/brown-black-purple-red-un… and he'll try to answer it!

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All Comments (21)

@shannoncunningham6747 8 years ago

Dr Greger, I wish I could sufficiently express how much I appreciate all the time and effort you put into helping humans become as healthy as possible. Much love to you and your family.
@kindregardskatie 8 years ago

black rice is best thing i discovered....its delicious!!
@kszoo1 7 years ago

I switched over to brown rice years ago when someone told me about short grain brown rice, much more palatable. Now I mix my brown rice with black and red rice
@jukijunk 8 years ago

Rice is life, all day everyday!
@Jamalhatesu 8 years ago

Dr. Gregger, you provide wonderful content and tips for the public. What I want to see is how you adapt this knowledge to your life. Can you please do a What I Eat in a Day video?
@Qwazier3 8 years ago

Love to mix white & brown rice in my cooker. Also add shredded mushrooms, carrots & onions. Maybe a bit of saffron too.
@Boogieforme 8 years ago

Doctor, I've refrained from eating too much brown rice because of the arsenic that is in it. Have you got any additional info on that?
@ridanprivate6292 8 years ago

thank you 4 the video Doc
@juicylovescouture31 8 years ago

I love and appreciate your videos so much. Thank you for all that you do and you are a bit funny too! I just love rice. when I eat it it makes me feel so good and happy... seriously! great to know it's very healthy too!!
@emmavegan1337 8 years ago

I need to get some brown rice asap!😁🍚
@happycook6737 2 years ago

Thanks for the tip about putting a handful of lentils in the rice in the rice cooker. Koreans often make a mixed grain rice but you must soak it first.
@DorinaRoams 8 years ago

rice is life!! i love all kinds of rice though enjoy brown a lot more than white
@dedoubecool 8 years ago

Purple rice is so good !
@theshunnedBandersnatch 8 years ago

I prefer white rice if I'm making a curry, but lately I've been craving brown rice. I also love to change it up with wild rice, and black & red/pink rice. Any rice is life! 🍚💪
@ingrainedcyclist3311 8 years ago

I love all rice
@kyleashford9563 8 years ago

Can you do a video on the effects of working off shifts? or How to negate the effects.
@donelldavis3374 8 years ago

Black/Red Rice cooked 2 gether is just amazing }:o)
@macapple1626 5 years ago

I'm thankful that i live in a place with sufficient amount of different rice from white, red and black, i eat rice on daily basis..i preferred red rice for longevity and taste good as well..
@MoreChannelNoise 8 years ago

you always cook with red or black rice, good for you, I have yet to see it on sale.
@harambethegorilla75 8 years ago

Could you please make a video about kwashiorkor?