Dietary intervention is gaining attention as a preventive measure for common and major health problems that are related to diet, such as obesity, diabetes, heart problems, and even cancer. In this case, cereals are an unavoidable part of the world's nutrition; therefore, the development of cereal grains as a source of nutritional and health benefits is a major concern. Among the cereals, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most cultivars cereal and is the basic food for more than half of the population; it also serves these people as their primary carbohydrate source and thus plays a major role in meeting their energy requirement and nutrient intake. Since rice is the main staple food for humans, increasing its resistant starch, slow digestible starch and reducing the fraction of rapidly digestible starch content leads to reduced glycemic index to manage the diabetes and its related health complications.
rice, resistant starch, glycemic index, diabetes, health
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