Hey guys,

Here is a question. I heard that sticky rice has a higher sugar content than other rices. I was told that eating a lot can lead to someone contracting diabetes. Obviously in later life, when you get older.

Is this true or was I told a lie??

Thanks

Don't know but unless your planning to eat a helluva lot of it, I'd stick with the 'everything in moderation' philosophy

Well from the fact I found from this site (sorry but the contents are Thai) said about your question that

Thai to English translation from Google (modified by Sasie):

5. Sticky rice is harmful to the person with diabetes or not. Carbohydrates that are affecting changes in blood sugar levels differently. Dietitian to determine the Glycemic index and recommended not to eat foods with high sugar index over 70. For the index of brown rice 71 and sticky rice 75 classified as high with both type but sticky rice is slightly higher than the rice. However, brown rice of both rice has sugar index lower than the same varieties of rice polishing. Therefore, eat more brown rice than rice polishing.

http://www.drkanchit.com/general_articles/articles/general_32.html

Don't know but unless your planning to eat a helluva lot of it, I'd stick with the 'everything in moderation' philosophy

That is true. The reason I ask is that I am assuming that Thai people eat it a lot. So I was coming to the conclusion that Thai a lot of people have it but I'm probably wrong. Hmmmmmm I only right once in a blue moon lol

Well from the fact I found from this site (sorry but the contents are Thai) said about your question that

Thai to English translation from Google (modified by Sasie):

5. Sticky rice is harmful to the person with diabetes or not. Carbohydrates that are affecting changes in blood sugar levels differently. Dietitian to determine the Glycemic index and recommended not to eat foods with high sugar index over 70. For the index of brown rice 71 and sticky rice 75 classified as high with both type but sticky rice is slightly higher than the rice. However' date=' brown rice of both rice has sugar index lower than the same varieties of rice polishing. Therefore, eat more brown rice than rice polishing.

http://www.drkanchit.com/general_articles/articles/general_32.html

Hmmmmmmm interesting. Western diets are no better though. We tend to eat more fatty foods and fast foods. Everything we eat on a daily basis is pretty much processed food. Very rare we can eat freshly made food. At least in Thailand everything is fresh and you have a lot of street food which must be great. Pity we don't have that in the west.

Thanks for the info. You seem to be the go to person when people need information. I will remember this in the future

Well my job is about searching the information for my hyperactive boss haha. And I really like searching info from websites. May be I like reading and enjoy sharing info to my friends ^^

I think people from Laos eat more sticky rice than Thais do. Your 5-10baht is a massive serving there.

Interesting that you point out Laos, Querida. According to WHO(?) ) study in 2010 Lao has 0.4% of overweighed male and 3.0% of overweighed female but their random blood glucose level is consider much higher than neighbor countries (Vietnam and Indonesia for exp). It must have something to do with sticky rice. ))

Stop-eating-sticky-rice campaign should be promoted!! )

I have no idea about that but i don't mind sticky rice or not, if i'm hungry i would take anything..hehe..

Well my mom who's the local people from the northern part of Thailand -Chiang Mai prefer eating sticky rice. It can see that northern or northeast people rather eating sticky rice than other part of Thailand.

so whats the answer? sticky rice good or bad for me?

Hmmmmmmmmm all good answers and questions. So sticky rice is good in moderation like Teila said. Whether people from Thailand or Laos eat more than each other is a question for debate. Some research needs to be done on this I think

Interesting that you point out Laos' date=' Querida. According to WHO(?) ) study in 2010 Lao has 0.4% of overweighed male and 3.0% of overweighed female but their random blood glucose level is consider much higher than neighbor countries (Vietnam and Indonesia for exp). It must have something to do with sticky rice. ))

Stop-eating-sticky-rice campaign should be promoted!! )[/quote']

That and quit putting so much damn sugar in the Pad Thai. I was watching someone making a huge serving of it for a party and I was like, "Holy CRAP! That's a lot of sugar, yo!!!"

Well for my experience, eating a lot of sticky rice at time may cause you've gassy for the person who always eat brown or rice polishing. It's no doubt that people at Northern and Northeast and Loas will eat more sticky rice than other part of Thailand. Central, Southern and Eastern people eat more rice polishing. It's the culture.

The Thai food and culture has influenced by the surroundings more than what you can see from the map. May be let read Thai food and culture from below links will make you've a clear view. (Again I always give the info of everything haha)

http://thaifood.about.com/od/introtothaicooking/a/regionalcooking.htm

http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaifoodandculture/a/foodculture.htm

Well for my experience' date=' eating a lot of sticky rice at time may cause you've gassy for the person who always eat brown or rice polishing. It's no doubt that people at Northern and Northeast and Loas will eat more sticky rice than other part of Thailand. Central, Southern and Eastern people eat more rice polishing. It's the culture.

The Thai food and culture has influenced by the surroundings more than what you can see from the map. May be let read Thai food and culture from below links will make you've a clear view. (Again I always give the info of everything haha)

http://thaifood.about.com/od/introtothaicooking/a/regionalcooking.htm

http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaifoodandculture/a/foodculture.htm

Yep, u always seem to have the info . Interesting articles.

@JerseyCI - Well I'm Ms.Google hahaha.

@JerseyCI - Well I'm Ms.Google hahaha.

Yep, you certainly are. Wish I had someone like you around me. A wealth of information

@JerseyCI - I'll always around TF thread and blog if I can help by searching and sharing info with friends. Surely if you post new blog, I'll always help you if I can. The world is flat so we can share info just in a second

@JerseyCI - I'll always around TF thread and blog if I can help by searching and sharing info with friends. Surely if you post new blog, I'll always help you if I can. The world is flat so we can share info just in a second

Hmmmmmmmm I always thought the world was round. Hmmmmmm but you know best lol

I'll keep in mind that your always sneaking around these blogs and threads

@JerseyCI - We're living in globalization world hahaha such as the war in Middle East region will affect to petrol price increasing around the world. Anyway, I'm not just sneak around but sometimes I dig for more information to please myself haha ^^

@JerseyCI - We're living in globalization world hahaha such as the war in Middle East region will affect to petrol price increasing around the world. Anyway, I'm not just sneak around but sometimes I dig for more information to please myself haha ^^

Now your just showing off, talking about petrol prices . It's always good to dig for info for yourself. Never know when you might need it. Probably never most of the time lol

on the contrary, in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) they use glutinous (=sticky) rice to heal diabetes.

you are right Jersey and when u eat sticky rice you will khow and the doctors will suggest for ppl get diabetes should eat jusmin rice instead .

my mom got diabet for over 2years and stop eatting sticky rice and check up &blood testing.now normal

you are right Jersey and when u eat sticky rice you will khow and the doctors will suggest for ppl get diabetes should eat jusmin rice instead .

my mom got diabet for over 2years and stop eatting sticky rice and check up &blood testing.now normal

Yeah. I thought so. The same happened to my Thai friends mum. Interesting stuff.

So sticky rice can cause diabetes, its official

@JerseyCI - hahaha we can't close our eyes and ignore all changes in the world. Hmmmm I might do that most of the time but change the topic I like from serious to be not serious one hehe.