White Rice and Asians

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Which Asians? There are 49 countries in Asia and they don't all eat the same foods.

    Seriously, you need to stop spreading all these nasty lies, Contrarian.
    She's just living up to her name.

    Pipe down, cheap seats. :angry:
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    Which Asians? There are 49 countries in Asia and they don't all eat the same foods.

    We all apparently eat white rice though.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    white rice, brown rice, wild rice. Eat which ever kind u want. It's the amount of it that u eat that may be the issue.

    ^^^ this

    the Asians who eat white rice and stay thin, stay thin because they burn off what they eat. Specific foods don't make you fat, burning more than you eat does. If you find that you get fat eating white rice, then eat smaller servings of it, or even better, weigh all your food and add up your calories, and don't go over your calorie goal, and pay attention to getting all the nutrients your body needs, then you know you're eating the right amount of everything.
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    I lived in Japan. The rice portions are a lot bigger than a standard serving size honestly, at least where I lived.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    white rice, brown rice, wild rice. Eat which ever kind u want. It's the amount of it that u eat that may be the issue.
    Yep.

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  • iamkass
    iamkass Posts: 122 Member
    CALORIES IN VS CALORIES OUT

    They eat such low cal food in general and move all day .

    So I can get to my 1700 calories per day by eating 8 candy bars and that would be fine? I think not. There's more to it than that.

    Not if your only goal is losing weight. The 8 candy bars a day meal plan will leave you deficient in vitamins and other healthy things as well as make you a cranky person because you will be crazy hungry.. but you will lose weight. Because that will happen as long as you are burning more calories than you are eating (obviously making sure you are also eating enough calories.. starvation mode anybody? :laugh: ).
  • PlanetoftheAtheists
    PlanetoftheAtheists Posts: 112
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  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    nvm
  • squirrell79
    squirrell79 Posts: 154 Member
    Being Asian the answer is simple. We have a special enzyme that breaks down rice differently than other ethnicities. It's genetics. This enzyme breaks down the carbs in white rice and turns it into a protein of sorts, which annoys me because MFP food calculator doesn't take that into consideration when I log it.

    Damn, I wish we did have that special enzyme. Because that would, um, rock. Sucks that we aren't special genetic snowflakes. :-)

    You know what else sucks? The alcohol enzyme thing....grr!
  • PlanetoftheAtheists
    PlanetoftheAtheists Posts: 112
    this article explains a lot... but essentially calories in vs calories out.

    http://calorielab.com/news/2008/01/17/why-japanese-people-in-japan-dont-get-that-fat/

    and FTR - at your height and weight you are just fine! you have no need to try to lose more, but work on building muscle instead.

    Thank you for bringing reason and logic into the thread.

    Just have to ruin everyone's day, don't you?

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  • rejordan
    rejordan Posts: 132 Member
    Loving this thread! I know what you mean girl! I cook a pot of rice almost everyday-my husband is Puerto Rican. It is definitely hard to eat it in moderation when you're so used to just piling it on with some beans! The first time you measure out that 1 cup of rice-you're gonna be sick! Compared to the half a plate I was used to fixing myself-that one cup was packed so tight-like brown sugar I tell you! It's a wake up call. Portion control is key!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    Being Asian the answer is simple. We have a special enzyme that breaks down rice differently than other ethnicities. It's genetics. This enzyme breaks down the carbs in white rice and turns it into a protein of sorts, which annoys me because MFP food calculator doesn't take that into consideration when I log it.
    Maybe that's my answer too!:laugh: :laugh:

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Which Asians? There are 49 countries in Asia and they don't all eat the same foods.

    We all apparently eat white rice though.

    True. And all of you are thin.
  • sarashiveley
    sarashiveley Posts: 25 Member
    Being Asian the answer is simple. We have a special enzyme that breaks down rice differently than other ethnicities. It's genetics. This enzyme breaks down the carbs in white rice and turns it into a protein of sorts, which annoys me because MFP food calculator doesn't take that into consideration when I log it.


    lol too funny!
  • sarashiveley
    sarashiveley Posts: 25 Member
    i actually dont see a lot of asians responding to this thread????? maybe i'm just missing them? lol i love rice though!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    :noway:
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    The Asians you speak of eat an appropriate amount of rice for their activity level.

    Confucius say "You can eat the rice if you log it"

    Wax on, wax off.

    Also, this:
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  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    The Asians you speak of eat an appropriate amount of rice for their activity level.

    Confucius say "You can eat the rice if you log it"

    Wax on, wax off.

    :noway: Confucius never said that!
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    I think, and I could be wrong here, it's because everyone was kung fu fighting.

    Those cats were fast as lightning.

    Or it could be it's not white rice which is a problem but over consumption of calories in general.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    Which Asians? There are 49 countries in Asia and they don't all eat the same foods.

    THANK YOU.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    The Asians you speak of eat an appropriate amount of rice for their activity level.

    Confucius say "You can eat the rice if you log it"

    Wax on, wax off.

    :noway: Confucius never said that!

    No, Confucius say "man who go through airport turnstile sideways bound to Bangkok..."
  • jgal86
    jgal86 Posts: 77
    Go to an American restaurant and order a serving of rice. Then go to an authentic Asian restaurant and order a service of rice.

    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.
  • ChiManLifts
    ChiManLifts Posts: 97
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    Have you not yet discovered Pecid AC?
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    Have you not yet discovered Pecid AC?

    Hah...you got me. I don't have that enzyme that many of my Asian brothers and sisters do. It's about portion control for me. That said, I also don't get red. My wife however loves the Pepcid AC.
  • ggxx100
    ggxx100 Posts: 520 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    Have you not yet discovered Pecid AC?

    I can confirm...Pepcid is magic for me.
  • squirrell79
    squirrell79 Posts: 154 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    Have you not yet discovered Pecid AC?

    I can confirm...Pepcid is magic for me.

    Seriously? How is it that I've never heard of this?! I'm trying it immediately. (well, when I get off work)
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    It's a genetic variation, ALDH2*2 that causes them to produce a less powerful form of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase.

    Okay, carry on with the silliness. :)
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    Have you not yet discovered Pecid AC?

    I can confirm...Pepcid is magic for me.

    As is your Hello Kitty shirt.
  • ggxx100
    ggxx100 Posts: 520 Member
    BING BING BING!! Not metabolism, it's the portions sizes. Asian portions are just smaller in general.

    SPECIAL ENZYME ... and as another poster mentioned, it's also the one that gives many the red face when alcohol touches our lips.

    Have you not yet discovered Pecid AC?

    I can confirm...Pepcid is magic for me.

    Seriously? How is it that I've never heard of this?! I'm trying it immediately. (well, when I get off work)

    Pop a couple a half an hour before you drink.

    Warning though! It makes you drunk faster, in my experience. Makes things cheaper though, I guess :laugh:

    Edit: Hello kitty is the most magical being there is.

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