brown rice and Reduced Insulin Levels

Time to effect

Median: 6.8 weeks · IQR 3.8 weeks–9.8 weeks · Range 5 days–3 months — Reported in 2 of 2 studies

2 of 2 papers

Substituting brown rice for white rice on diabetes risk factors in India: a randomised controlled trial.

2019-06-21
RCT · n = 166
The British journal of nutrition 121(12)
- V S Malik
- V Sudha
- N M Wedick
- M RamyaBai
- P Vijayalakshmi
- N Lakshmipriya
- R Gayathri
- A Kokila
- C Jones
- B Hong
- R Li
- K Krishnaswamy
- R M Anjana
- D Spiegelman
- W C Willett
- F B Hu
- V Mohan

PubMed: 31006420
DOI: 10.1017/s000711451900076x

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Reduced Insulin Levels

High evidence
Large Human Trial
Clinical

We did not observe significant between-group differences for primary outcomes among all participants.

Effect: Neutral
Effect size: Small
Significant: No

Effect of brown rice, white rice, and brown rice with legumes on blood glucose and insulin responses in overweight Asian Indians: a randomized controlled trial.

2014-05
RCT
Diabetes technology & therapeutics 16(5)
- Viswanathan Mohan
- Donna Spiegelman
- Vasudevan Sudha
- Rajagopal Gayathri
- Biling Hong
- Kallingal Praseena
- Ranjit Mohan Anjana
- Nicole M Wedick
- Kokila Arumugam
- Vasanti Malik
- Sabitha Ramachandran
- Mookambika Ramya Bai
- Jeya Kumar Henry
- Frank B Hu
- Walter Willett
- Kamala Krishnaswamy

PubMed: 24447043
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2013.0259

2 Insights on

Reduced Insulin Levels

High evidence
Clinical

The 5-day percentage change in fasting insulin was 57% lower (P=0.0001) for the BR group ... compared with the 5-day percentage change observed in the WR group.

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Large
Significant: Yes
Dose: ad libitum (replacing white rice for 5 consecutive days)