India's 'Swarna' Rice to help control diabetes: Scientists
NEW YORK (Commodity Online): India's widely grown rice variety, swarna, is found to benefit the people with diabetes as it contain very low level of glycemic index (GI), according to research team from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
According to the scientists, the GI level of rice varies a lot from one type of rice to another form low to medium levels.
The scientists analysed around 235 types of rice from around the world.
According to Tony Bird, CSIRO Food Futures Flagship researcher, the low GI diets can reduce the development of type 2 diabetes, and are also useful for helping diabetics better manage their condition.
Rice is the major food grain Globally and consuming low GI level rice would help reduce the overall GI of a meal and, when combined with regular exercise, can reduce the chances of getting diabetes.
The research team also identified the key gene that determines the GI of rice, which can help the offers rice breeders the opportunity to develop varieties with different GI levels to meet consumer needs.
