Eat rice cold for fewer calories
Scientists say they have found a way to make rice less calorific — boil it with coconut oil and then refrigerate for half a day before eating.
According to the Sri Lankan researchers, treating rice in this way reduces its calories by up to 60%.
They told the American Chemical Society how the method made the starch in the rice less digestible so the body took on less fuel than it otherwise would.
UK nutrition experts cautioned there was no quick fix to losing weight.
They tested 38 varieties of rice to find the best way to boost something called "resistant starch".
Starchy foods such as rice, which are known as carbohydrates, are a good source of energy.
When we eat them, our body breaks them down into simple sugars.
Any that is leftover will be stored by the body and quickly converted to glucose as needed.
But too much glucose circulating in the blood can ultimately end up being stored as fat.
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