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Breakthrough in the Fight Against Diabetes: Philippines Unveils Low-Sugar Rice Variety

September 26, 2024 Catherine Williams Health
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  • A research team from the Philippines has developed a new low-sugar, high-protein rice variety to provide healthier dietary choices for diabetics.
  • A research team in the Philippines has developed a new variety of rice that not only contains nutritional genes for low sugar and high protein, but can also...
  • The international Philippine rice research team conducted a 10-year study, analyzing 380 seed samples from the world's largest rice gene bank to identify genetic markers with low sugar...
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A research team from the Philippines has developed a new low-sugar, high-protein rice variety to provide healthier dietary choices for diabetics.

Philippines Develops New Rice Variety to Help Prevent Diabetes

Diabetics can safely eat rice! A research team in the Philippines has developed a new variety of rice that not only contains nutritional genes for low sugar and high protein, but can also replace white rice as a staple food.

Developing New Rice Varieties

The international Philippine rice research team conducted a 10-year study, analyzing 380 seed samples from the world’s largest rice gene bank to identify genetic markers with low sugar and high protein content. By combining them into “inbred lines” (which naturally do not accept pollen from other plants), they eventually developed rice that is healthier for diabetes.

According to statistics, more than 537 million adults worldwide suffer from diabetes, with type 2 diabetes being the most common. In patients who are overweight, have genetic factors, and lack physical exercise, if the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin, excess glucose will remain in the blood, which can easily lead to type 2 diabetes.

Main Risks of Diabetes

The International Rice Research Institute plans to release new rice varieties to farmers in Asian and African countries as early as 2025. This variety is similar to white rice but has smaller grains. Currently, the research group has released two low glycemic index rice varieties in the Philippines. For rice, they are IRRI 125 and IRRI 147, respectively.

A nutritional epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina warned that sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods pose a greater risk of diabetes than rice sugar. He believes governments should tax sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods and require warning labels on packaging to truly prevent diabetes.

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