White rice: how much you eat decides what the data says

In a meta-analysis of randomized trials, whole-grain rice lowered the blood glucose area after a meal by 730 mg/dL (40.5 mmol/L) x min compared with white rice (95% CI 21.3 to 59.6). Those were single-meal tests in mostly healthy people, and they say nothing about the long run. Over years, the diabetes link is observational and tracks dose. Across 352 384 people in seven cohorts from four articles, each daily serving of white rice went with 11 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes (RR 1.11, 1.08 to 1.14). The top intake in Asian cohorts carried 55 percent higher risk, with no significant link in Western cohorts, where people ate one to two servings a week. In the PURE study of 132 373 adults in 21 countries, 450 g or more of cooked rice a day went with 20 percent higher diabetes risk than under 150 g. The link was 61 percent in South Asia and not significant in China, gaps that may reflect what rice is eaten with and how active people are.

Every statement here is tied to a source. The badge says what kind of evidence stands behind it: A is a meta-analysis or systematic review, E is the position of an expert body without its own analysis. How we verify →

The numbers, per 3.5 oz (100 g)

USDA entry	kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Fiber
Rice, white, glutinous, cooked	97	2.02 g	0.19 g	21.1 g	1 g
Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, dry	374	7.51 g	1.03 g	80.9 g	1.8 g
Rice, white, long-grain, precooked or instant	124	2.18 g	0.5 g	26.8 g	0.6 g
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked	130	2.69 g	0.28 g	28.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw	365	7.13 g	0.66 g	80 g	1.3 g
Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, uncooked	370	6.81 g	0.55 g	81.7 g	2.8 g
Rice, white, long grain, unenriched, raw	370	7.04 g	1.03 g	80.3 g	0.15 g
Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked	123	2.91 g	0.37 g	26.1 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, cooked	123	2.91 g	0.37 g	26.1 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry	374	7.51 g	1.03 g	80.9 g	1.8 g
Rice, white, long-grain, precooked or instant, enriched, dry	380	7.82 g	0.94 g	82.3 g	1.9 g
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, enriched, with salt	130	2.69 g	0.28 g	28.2 g	0.4 g

All 23 USDA entries for white rice (11 more)

USDA entry	kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Fiber
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, unenriched, with salt	130	2.69 g	0.28 g	28.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt	130	2.69 g	0.28 g	28.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched	130	2.38 g	0.21 g	28.6 g	— g
Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked	130	2.38 g	0.21 g	28.6 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, medium-grain, raw, enriched	360	6.61 g	0.58 g	79.3 g	1.4 g
Rice, white, medium-grain, raw, unenriched	360	6.61 g	0.58 g	79.3 g	— g
Rice, white, short-grain, cooked, unenriched	130	2.36 g	0.19 g	28.7 g	— g
Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked	130	2.36 g	0.19 g	28.7 g	— g
Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, uncooked	358	6.5 g	0.52 g	79.2 g	2.8 g
Rice, white, short-grain, raw, unenriched	358	6.5 g	0.52 g	79.2 g	— g
Rice, white, steamed, Chinese restaurant	151	3.2 g	0.27 g	33.9 g	0.9 g

These are the USDA entries that are white rice, not foods made from it; they differ in cut, part, pack or preparation. Linked names have a page with the full profile and per-portion figures.

As people eat it, per 3.5 oz (100 g)

As eaten	kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Fiber
Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style	200	2.84 g	6.3 g	31.9 g	0.5 g
Rice, white, cooked, NS as to fat	129	2.67 g	0.28 g	28 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, cooked, as ingredient	130	2.54 g	0.37 g	29 g	0 g
Rice, white, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type	148	2.6 g	2.77 g	27.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, cooked, glutinous	96	2.01 g	0.19 g	21 g	1 g
Rice, white, cooked, made with butter	147	2.62 g	2.61 g	27.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, cooked, made with margarine	142	2.6 g	2.12 g	27.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, cooked, made with oil	151	2.6 g	3.12 g	27.2 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, cooked, no added fat	129	2.67 g	0.28 g	28 g	0.4 g
Rice, white, with carrots and dark green vegetables, NS as to fat	124	2.38 g	2.44 g	22.5 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with carrots and dark green vegetables, fat added	124	2.38 g	2.44 g	22.5 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with carrots and dark green vegetables, no added fat	107	2.44 g	0.28 g	23 g	1 g

All 63 (51 more)

As eaten	kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Fiber
Rice, white, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, NS as to fat	114	2.07 g	2.29 g	20.9 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added	114	2.07 g	2.29 g	20.9 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat	98	2.12 g	0.26 g	21.3 g	1 g
Rice, white, with carrots, NS as to fat	123	2.16 g	2.42 g	22.6 g	1 g
Rice, white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, NS as to fat	115	2.26 g	2.28 g	20.8 g	1 g
Rice, white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added	118	2.25 g	2.35 g	21.4 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat	101	2.3 g	0.27 g	21.8 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with carrots, fat added	123	2.16 g	2.42 g	22.6 g	1 g
Rice, white, with carrots, no added fat	106	2.2 g	0.25 g	23.1 g	1 g
Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, NS as to fat	166	5.16 g	7.03 g	20 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added	166	5.16 g	7.03 g	20 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat	152	5.26 g	5.22 g	20.4 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with corn, NS as to fat	134	2.58 g	2.5 g	25.2 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with corn, fat added	134	2.58 g	2.5 g	25.2 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with corn, no added fat	117	2.64 g	0.38 g	25.8 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, NS as to fat	115	2.29 g	2.32 g	20.8 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added	115	2.29 g	2.32 g	20.8 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat	99	2.34 g	0.28 g	21.2 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables, NS as to fat	125	2.62 g	2.45 g	22.2 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables, fat added	125	2.62 g	2.45 g	22.2 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables, no added fat	107	2.67 g	0.3 g	22.7 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with gravy, NS as to fat	117	1.98 g	2.96 g	20 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with gravy, fat added	117	1.98 g	2.96 g	20 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with gravy, no added fat	102	2.02 g	1.06 g	20.4 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with lentils, NS as to fat	150	5.5 g	4.83 g	21.4 g	4.1 g
Rice, white, with lentils, fat added	150	5.5 g	4.83 g	21.4 g	4.1 g
Rice, white, with lentils, no added fat	115	5.76 g	0.33 g	22.4 g	4.3 g
Rice, white, with other vegetables, NS as to fat	124	2.3 g	2.41 g	22.7 g	0.8 g
Rice, white, with other vegetables, fat added	124	2.3 g	2.41 g	22.7 g	0.8 g
Rice, white, with other vegetables, no added fat	107	2.36 g	0.26 g	23.2 g	0.7 g
Rice, white, with peas and carrots, NS as to fat	128	2.69 g	2.45 g	23.2 g	1.2 g
Rice, white, with peas and carrots, fat added	128	2.69 g	2.45 g	23.2 g	1.2 g
Rice, white, with peas and carrots, no added fat	111	2.75 g	0.3 g	23.8 g	1.3 g
Rice, white, with peas, NS as to fat	133	3.22 g	2.42 g	24 g	1.4 g
Rice, white, with peas, fat added	133	3.22 g	2.42 g	24 g	1.4 g
Rice, white, with peas, no added fat	116	3.29 g	0.28 g	24.6 g	1.4 g
Rice, white, with soy-based sauce, NS as to fat	117	2.01 g	2.19 g	21.5 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with soy-based sauce, fat added	117	2.01 g	2.19 g	21.5 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with soy-based sauce, no added fat	101	2.05 g	0.28 g	21.9 g	0.3 g
Rice, white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, NS as to fat	107	2 g	2.18 g	19.4 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added	107	2 g	2.18 g	19.4 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat	91	2.04 g	0.27 g	19.8 g	0.9 g
Rice, white, with vegetables and gravy, NS as to fat	107	2.15 g	2.4 g	18.6 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables and gravy, fat added	107	2.15 g	2.4 g	18.6 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables and gravy, no added fat	95	2.19 g	0.88 g	18.9 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, NS as to fat	146	4.7 g	5.66 g	18.6 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added	146	4.7 g	5.66 g	18.6 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat	134	4.77 g	4.2 g	18.9 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, NS as to fat	106	2.18 g	1.79 g	19.8 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, fat added	106	2.18 g	1.79 g	19.8 g	1.1 g
Rice, white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat	94	2.22 g	0.26 g	20.1 g	1.1 g

USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS, release 2024-10-31): white rice as it is prepared and served, from the recipes behind the national dietary survey, rather than a single laboratory sample.

How much is actually in it

Boiled long grain white rice gives 131 calories, 31.1 g of starch, 2.8 g of protein and 0.5 g of fiber per 3.5 oz (100 g) in the UK tables. — UK composition record for long grain white rice boiled in unsalted water (n = 1 record) Evidence E source
Energy 131 calories, carbohydrate 31.1 g, protein 2.8 g, AOAC fiber 0.5 g, sodium 11 mg per 3.5 oz (100 g)

What a real portion looks like

The US dietary survey weighs one cup of cooked white rice at 158 g, about 207 calories on the UK boiled rice figure. — FNDDS portion records for Rice, white, cooked, no added fat (n = 2 portion records) Evidence E source
1 cup cooked 158 g, quantity not specified 118 g

What your body absorbs

In a crossover trial in 10 healthy adults, brown rice emptied from the stomach more slowly than white rice whatever its amylose content. — 10 healthy adults, six rice samples each with 50 g available carbohydrate (n = 10) Evidence B source
Slower gastric emptying for low and high amylose brown rice vs white rice (p < 0.05)
In a crossover RCT of 12 healthy women, drinking green tea with 5.3 oz (150 g) of white rice raised post-meal glucose above rice eaten alone by speeding gastric emptying. — 12 healthy women, 150 g white rice alone or with 6.8 fl oz (200 mL) green tea (n = 12) Evidence B source
Significantly higher postprandial glucose and gastric emptying rate with liquid, sizes not given in the abstract
In a crossover RCT of 18 young women, eating vegetables before boiled white rice lowered post-meal glucose and insulin even when the meal was eaten in 10 minutes. — 18 young healthy women, 671 calories breakfast with fish, vegetables and boiled white rice (n = 18) Evidence B source
Lower glucose and insulin at 30 and 60 min and lower incremental AUC with vegetables first

What cooking and storage change

Pooling 15 cooking studies, cooking lowered arsenic in rice by 0.04 mg/kg on average, with rinsing and parboiling the most effective methods. — 15 laboratory studies measuring arsenic, lead and cadmium in rice before and after cooking (n = 15 studies) Evidence D source
Arsenic WMD -0.04 mg/kg (95% CI -0.05 to -0.03), rank rinsed > parboiling > Kateh > pressure, microwave, steaming
WHO notes that milling rice to white removes 75 to 90% of its thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin E. — Rice as a staple food vehicle, global Evidence E source
75 to 90% of thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin E removed by milling

What it does to your health

Across 352 384 people in seven cohorts, each daily serving of white rice went with 11% higher risk of type 2 diabetes, and the top intake in Asian cohorts with 55% higher risk. — 352 384 participants in seven prospective cohort analyses from China, Japan, the US and Australia, 4 to 22 years of follow-up (n = 352384) Evidence C source
RR 1.11 (1.08 to 1.14) per serving/day, highest vs lowest RR 1.55 (1.20 to 2.01) in Asian and 1.12 (0.94 to 1.33) in Western cohorts
In a meta-analysis of randomized trials, whole-grain rice cut the post-meal blood glucose area by 730 mg/dL (40.5 mmol/L) x min compared with white rice. — Randomized trials comparing whole-grain and refined rice, 14 strata, searched to November 2017 (n = 14 strata) Evidence A source
Blood glucose AUC -730 mg/dL (-40.5 mmol/L) x min (95% CI -59.6 to -21.3) whole-grain vs white rice

Safety, limits and interactions

FDA proposed an action level of 100 parts per billion for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal. — Infant rice cereals sold in the United States Evidence E source
Action level 100 ppb inorganic arsenic

What people believe that the data does not support

Pooling seven cohorts each, white rice showed no link with cardiovascular disease or with stroke. — Prospective cohorts within 17 studies of refined grains, more than 875 000 participants in total (n = 7 cohorts per outcome) Evidence C source
CVD HR 0.93 (0.86 to 1.00), stroke HR 1.03 (0.93 to 1.14)

Who this works differently for

In the PURE study of 132 373 adults in 21 countries, eating 16 oz (450 g) or more of cooked white rice a day went with 20% higher diabetes risk, 61% in South Asia and none detectable in China. — 132 373 adults aged 35 to 70 in 21 countries, mean follow-up 9.5 years (n = 132373) Evidence C source
HR 1.20 (1.02 to 1.40) for 450 g/day or more vs under 150 g/day, South Asia HR 1.61 (1.13 to 2.30), China HR 1.04 (0.77 to 1.40)
A meta-analysis of 12 cohort studies found high rice intake tied to 40% more chronic disease in women and to 13% lower mortality in men. — Cohort studies of white rice intake and chronic disease or mortality, published up to July 2014 (n = 12 studies) Evidence C source
Chronic disease RR 1.40 (1.13 to 1.73) in women, 0.95 (0.72 to 1.24) in men, mortality RR 0.87 (0.81 to 0.94) in men
In a US national survey of 2635 infants and toddlers, 58% of babies aged 6 to 12 months ate rice or rice foods on a given day, about 12 g of rice on average. — 2635 US infants and toddlers aged 0 to 24 months, Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study 2016 (n = 2635) Evidence C source
58.2% of 6 to 11.9 month olds consumed rice foods, mean 11.9 g/day among consumers

What is still unknown

Among 1565 Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes, the link between rice intake and obesity in older women disappeared once dietary fiber density was accounted for. — 1565 Japanese type 2 diabetes outpatients aged 30 to 89, 2014 to 2019 (n = 1565) Evidence C source
Obesity association in older women lost significance after adjusting for fiber density, none in men

The bottom line

Boiled long grain white rice gives 131 calories, 31.1 g of starch, 2.8 g of protein and 0.5 g of fiber per 3.5 oz (100 g) in the UK tables. The US dietary survey weighs one cup of cooked rice at 158 g, which recalculates to about 207 calories. Milling rice to white removes 75 to 90 percent of its thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin E, according to WHO background resting on a single reference, and enriched US rice puts some of that back. Across 15 laboratory studies, cooking lowered arsenic in the grain by 0.04 mg/kg on average (95% CI 0.03 to 0.05), with rinsing and parboiling ranked most effective. That measures the rice and not the people eating it, and cooking in excess water also washes some B vitamins out of enriched rice. How you eat the rice shifts the glucose curve in small trials. In 18 young women, vegetables eaten before boiled white rice lowered glucose and insulin at 30 and 60 minutes, even when the meal took 10 minutes. In 12 healthy women, drinking 6.8 fl oz (200 mL) of green tea with 5.3 oz (150 g) of white rice raised post-meal glucose above rice alone by speeding stomach emptying. In 10 healthy adults, brown rice left the stomach more slowly than white. All three were single meals, and none of the abstracts gives the size of the effect. Heart disease is where the fear outruns the data. Pooling seven cohorts for each outcome, white rice showed no link with cardiovascular disease (HR 0.93, 0.86 to 1.00) or stroke (HR 1.03, 0.93 to 1.14), with unmeasured confounding likely, and that null does not cancel the diabetes signal. A meta-analysis of 12 cohort studies tied high rice intake to 40 percent more chronic disease in women and 13 percent lower mortality in men. Those sex splits rest on few studies with high heterogeneity, and the overall estimates were null. Among 1565 Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes, the link between rice and obesity in older women lost significance once fiber density was accounted for, a cross-sectional result that points at the rest of the diet. The caution with evidence behind it is arsenic for babies. In 2016 FDA proposed an action level of 100 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal, a limit that applies to infant cereal and not to table rice. In a US survey of 2635 children under two, 58 percent of babies aged 6 to 12 months ate rice or rice foods on a given day, about 12 g on average. That was one day of recall, and it counts rice eaten and not arsenic taken in. We found no card on rice in pregnancy or with medicines.

Compared with other foods

Brown rice vs white rice — calories · carbs
White rice vs wild rice — calories · carbs · which is healthier

All food comparisons

White rice compared

Related foods

Rice: the arsenic question, and the water you pour away

Sources

wric-r6-01 · CoFID 2021, dataset
Rice, white, long grain, boiled in unsalted water (CoFID 11-862): Energy 131 kcal; Carbohydrate 31.1 g; Starch 31.1 g; Protein 2.8 g; AOAC fibre 0.5 g; Water 68.2 g; Sodium 11 mg; Thiamin Tr per 100 g
CoFID 2021, Public Health England, code 11-862 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-02 · USDA FNDDS, dataset
Rice, white, cooked, no added fat (FNDDS 56205008, FDC 2708408): 1 cup, cooked = 158 g; Quantity not specified = 118 g
USDA FNDDS, food code 56205008, FDC 2708408 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-08 · crossover RCT
In human subjects, low-amylose and high-amylose brown rice delayed gastric emptying compared to white rices regardless of amylose content or temperature-cycling (p < 0.05).
Eur J Clin Nutr, 2018 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-09 · crossover RCT
Our findings demonstrated that compared with eating rice only, drinking liquid when eating rice causes an increase in postprandial blood glucose levels due to accelerated gastric emptying.
Physiol Behav, 2025 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-10 · crossover RCT
These results suggest that food order with vegetables first and carbohydrate last ameliorates postprandial blood glucose and insulin concentrations even if the meal was consumed at fast speed.
Nutrients, 2023 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-11 · meta-analysis of laboratory studies
Our results showed a significant decrease in the content of arsenic, lead, and cadmium following the cooking rice (WMD= -0.04 mg/kg, 95% CI: -0.05, -0.03, P = 0.000), (WMD = -0.01 mg/kg, 95% CI: -0.01, -0.01, P = 0.000), and (WMD = -0.01 mg/kg, 95% CI: -0.01, -0.00, P = 0.000), respectively. Furthermore, based on the subgroup analysis the overall rank order of cooking methods in the rice was rinsed > parboiling > Kateh > high-pressure, microwave, and steaming.
Int J Environ Health Res, 2024 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-12 · WHO guideline
During rice milling, the fat as well as the micronutrient-rich bran layers are removed to produce the commonly consumed starch-rich white rice, removing 75–90% of the B-group vitamins thiamine, niacin and vitamin B6,1 and vitamin E (10).
WHO, Guideline: Fortification of Rice with Vitamins and Minerals as a Public Health Strategy, 2018 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-03 · meta-analysis of cohort studies
The pooled relative risk was 1.55 (95% confidence interval 1.20 to 2.01) comparing the highest with the lowest category of white rice intake in Asian populations, whereas the corresponding relative risk was 1.12 (0.94 to 1.33) in Western populations (P for interaction=0.038). In the total population, the dose-response meta-analysis indicated that for each serving per day increment of white rice intake, the relative risk of type 2 diabetes was 1.11 (1.08 to 1.14) (P for linear trend<0.001).
BMJ, 2012 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-07 · meta-analysis of RCTs
The consumption of intact (whole-grain) rice, compared with white rice, was associated with a significant reduction in blood glucose AUC (-40.5 mmol/L ⋅ min; 95% CI: -59.6, -21.3 mmol/L ⋅ min; P < 0.001).
Am J Clin Nutr, 2018 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-13 · regulator guidance page
Through a draft guidance to industry, the FDA is proposing a limit or "action level" of 100 parts per billion (ppb) for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Proposed Limit for Inorganic Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereal, 2016 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-05 · meta-analysis of cohort studies
White rice intake was also not associated with risk of CVD (HR = 0.93, 95% CI 0.86-1.00, I2 = 25%; 7 cohorts) or stroke (HR = 1.03, 95% CI 0.93-1.14, I2 = 22%; 7 cohorts).
Trends Cardiovasc Med, 2024 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-04 · prospective cohort
In the overall cohort, higher intake of white rice (≥450 g/day compared with <150 g/day) was associated with increased risk of diabetes (HR 1.20; 95% CI 1.02-1.40; P for trend = 0.003). However, the highest risk was seen in South Asia (HR 1.61; 95% CI 1.13-2.30; P for trend = 0.02), followed by other regions of the world (which included South East Asia, Middle East, South America, North America, Europe, and Africa) (HR 1.41; 95% CI 1.08-1.86; P for trend = 0.01), while in China there was no significant association (HR 1.04; 95% CI 0.77-1.40; P for trend = 0.38).
Diabetes Care, 2020 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-06 · meta-analysis of cohort studies
Stratified analysis by gender showed a significant positive association between rice consumption and risk of chronic diseases in women (1·40; 1·13, 1·73), but not in men (0·95; 0·72, 1·24)...Subgroup analysis by gender indicated an inverse association between rice consumption and mortality in men (0·87; 0·81, 0·94), but a trend towards a positive association in women (1·08; 0·97, 1·19).
Public Health Nutr, 2017 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-14 · cross-sectional survey
Percentage consuming rice or rice-containing foods was highest for infants aged 6-11.9 months (58.2%), including snacks (32.1%), infant cereal (27.9%), baby food purees (11.1%), and cooked rice (7.7%). Among infants 6-11.9 months of age who consumed rice, mean intake of rice from all sources was 11.9 ± 0.8 g/d (mean ± standard error [SE]).
J Acad Nutr Diet, 2025 · checked 2026-09-29
wric-r6-15 · cross-sectional study
These results suggest that the association between rice intake and obesity is influenced by overall dietary quality rather than rice consumption alone.
Endocr J, 2026 · checked 2026-09-29

Review. Reviewed on 2026-09-29 for evidence level, dose and population context, and claims a reader could misread. Bioma Learn has no human medical reviewer at this time, and we say so rather than invent one. Methodology. This is information, not medical advice.