Written By: Anusha Iyengar | Published : December 11, 2015 4:30 PM IST
A good news for all you diabetics out there. You won't have to quit rice to control your blood sugar level anymore. Researchers in Chhattisgarh have identified a high-yielding variety of white rice which has low Glycemic Index (GI) measurement of how foods affect blood sugar levels. The finding is not only for people with diabetes, or at a risk of the disease; it can also be part of a healthy diet for the average consumers as reported by The Times Of India. These 10 everyday things increase your blood sugar level.
A team of researchers from Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGAU), Raipur has identified the variety of low GI rice. 'Since past few years, we have been working to develop or identify a rice variety with low GI that could be fruitful for sugar patients. Interestingly, we found it on the 'Chapati Gurmatiya' race of rice, which is a traditionally cultivated variety of paddy in Chhattisgarh,' Dr Chandel. Try this diet plan to control your blood sugar level.
He said that this new development is significant as rice is a staple diet for a larger part of the population. People can't give it up in Chhattisgarh, which is popularly known as a 'rice bowl', as well as in the entire country because food habits are an entrenched cultural habit that's hard to change. But consumption of white rice with GI more than permissible limits can be harmful to diabetic patients. 'During the study, data was collected from mouse feeding trial at Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology. The mouse model data clearly demonstrated that the effect of low GI rice on a diabetic mouse was similar to that on another diabetic mouse who was injected with sugar control drug,' he said. Here are 10 home remedies for diabetes you must try.
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