Rice and Oats?!
When did people start consuming rice and oats!?
Are oats the same as they were then or have "we" blended them as we have done with wheat (I am not talking about processing)!?
is it really natural to consume either!? Are we meant to!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Are oats the same as they were then or have "we" blended them as we have done with wheat (I am not talking about processing)!?
is it really natural to consume either!? Are we meant to!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
People probably first began to farm rice in Thailand, about 4000 BC!. From there, people learned how to grow rice in southern China (north of Thailand) and in India (west of Thailand)!. Certainly people were growing rice in India in the Harappan period (about 2500 BC) and in China in the late Stone Age (about 3000 BC)!. Rice may have been brought to West Asia and Greece about 300 BC by the armies of Alexander the Great!. By the time of the Roman Empire, people were growing some rice around the Mediterranean Sea, in southern Europe and North Africa including Egypt (but not as much as in China or India)!. By 800 AD, thanks to trade with India and Indonesia, people in East Africa were also growing rice!.
The benefits of rice as part of a healthy diet are well documented!. Rice is low in fat, and calories while high in fiber and other nutrients!. However, the benefits of rice are not restricted to dietary benefits alone!.
Despite their widespread praise by nutritionists and bodybuilders alike, oats have a humble origin!. They were the last of the major cereal grains to be domesticated, around 3,000 years ago in Europe, and apparently originated as weeds that grew within cultivated fields of various other crops!.
According to the American Cancer Society:
1!. Insoluble fiber's cancer-fighting properties are due to the fact that it attacks certain bile acids, reducing their toxicity!.
2!. Soluble fiber may reduce LDL cholesterol without lowering HDL cholesterol!. LDL is bad; HDL is good!.
3!. Soluble fiber slows down the digestion of starch!. This may be beneficial to diabetics because, when you slow down the digestion of starch, you avoid the sharp rises in your blood sugar level that usually occur following a meal!.
4!. It has been found that those who eat more oats are less likely to develop heart disease, a disease that is currently widespread in the United States!.
5!. The phytochemicals in oat may also have cancer-fighting properties!.
6!. Oats are a good source of many nutrients including vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium!. Oats are also a good source of protein!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The benefits of rice as part of a healthy diet are well documented!. Rice is low in fat, and calories while high in fiber and other nutrients!. However, the benefits of rice are not restricted to dietary benefits alone!.
Despite their widespread praise by nutritionists and bodybuilders alike, oats have a humble origin!. They were the last of the major cereal grains to be domesticated, around 3,000 years ago in Europe, and apparently originated as weeds that grew within cultivated fields of various other crops!.
According to the American Cancer Society:
1!. Insoluble fiber's cancer-fighting properties are due to the fact that it attacks certain bile acids, reducing their toxicity!.
2!. Soluble fiber may reduce LDL cholesterol without lowering HDL cholesterol!. LDL is bad; HDL is good!.
3!. Soluble fiber slows down the digestion of starch!. This may be beneficial to diabetics because, when you slow down the digestion of starch, you avoid the sharp rises in your blood sugar level that usually occur following a meal!.
4!. It has been found that those who eat more oats are less likely to develop heart disease, a disease that is currently widespread in the United States!.
5!. The phytochemicals in oat may also have cancer-fighting properties!.
6!. Oats are a good source of many nutrients including vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium!. Oats are also a good source of protein!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I am by no means some sort of expert on the human diet; however we have some serious grinding teeth in the back of our mouths!. Good for wheat, rice, corn, or whatever grain is thrown our way!. We also have some decent fangs up front!. Good for biting into and ripping off flesh!. Not so large that they would be used for hunting, our brain is for that, just enough to bite the cooked flesh off of a juicy beast!Www@FoodAQ@Com