At 02:14 AM 7/26/97 +0000, someone asked:
>>>>How come Oriental people manage (and have managed for many centuries) to
>>>>do so relatively well on cooked rice as their primary source of energy?

Kirt wrote:

>>>One reason is that they reportedly have been milling it--removing the germ
>>>where the most anti-nutrients are found.

Judy wrote:
>>The germ as opposed to the husk?  Which does brown rice have or have not?

Kirt wrote:
>I'm not sure of the terminology. Let's put ot this way: they are eating
>brown rice which has been turned into white rice.

>I'm no expert--hopefully others with knowledge will pipe up and correct me...

Judy writes:
Are you saying that white rice is more healthful than brown rice?  I didn't
know there were anti-nutrients in brown rice!  (I don't eat it as a raw-y,
but I used to from time to time.)