Open AccessA higher ratio of beans to white rice is associated with lower cardiometabolic risk factors in Costa Rican adults
Author(s) -
Josiemer Mattei,
Frank B. Hu,
Hannia Campos
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.013219
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , brown rice , white (mutation) , type 2 diabetes , limiting , diabetes mellitus , food science , zoology , biology , endocrinology , biochemistry , gene , mechanical engineering , engineering
A high intake of white rice is associated with the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Costa Ricans follow a staple dietary pattern that includes white rice and beans, yet the combined role of these foods on cardiometabolic risk factors has not been studied.
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