Abstract
The effects of an unpolished rice diet on clinical laboratory data in young volunteers (N=14, 10 men and 4 women) were studied. All of the volunteers usually ingested a polished rice diet. They instead ingested an unpolished rice diet twice of 3 diets (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for 1 month. Blood samples were drawn at 09 : 00 hours (fasting condition) from an arm vein before and after the clinical study, and centrifuged at 3, 000 rpm for 10 min at room temperature to obtain serum. Many clinical laboratory examinations were then completed. The mean levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and the total iron binding capacity after the study had significantly decreased when compared to those before the study. The mean ferritin level after the study showed a tendency to increase. In conclusion, the ingestion of an unpolished rice diet supports better health care regarding lipidosis and anemia.
