(Reuters Health) – Among rice lovers, people who eat brown rice or other whole grains seem to have a lower risk of developing diabetes than those who eat white rice, Boston-based researchers said on Monday. (Source)

I find studies like this to be somewhat fascinating. The focus here is on brown rice reducing the risk of diabetes over white rice. OK, I understand this and I can see how that would be true. But we need to look at the bigger picture here. The article touches on it very briefly but I wanted to elaborate more. People usually eat brown rice because they "know" it is healthier for them than its highly processed brother, the white rice. If you are eating brown rice because of its nutritional value, then you are probably eating other foods that are better for you. If you know that brown rice is better for you than white rice but you continue to eat the white rice, then it’s my guess that you probably eat other foods that aren’t so good for you. Foods that will greatly contribute to your chances of developing diabetes.

People need to eat healthy in all aspects of their life, not just rice. Doing so will greatly reduce, if not eliminate, any chance of ever developing diabetes.