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No significant associations were found between white rice intake and risk of cardiovascular diseases, CVD mortality, cancer, and metabolic syndrome.
Practitioners can inform patients that white rice does not appear to significantly impact these other health risks.
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We found no significant associations between white rice intake and risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), CVD mortality, cancer, and metabolic syndrome.
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Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
Source
White rice consumption and risk of cardiometabolic and cancer outcomes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Honghao Lai et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · 2022
DOI 10.1080/10408398.2022.2101984
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