i heard that rice is very fattening but easy to burn off...is it true?

Question

i heard rice is fattening even though it has low calories...why? and i heard its easy to burn it off still. if its true, how long should i wait after eating to exercise to burn off the calories that i just consumed?

Answer 1

White rice is a simple carb (and high glycymic food) just like potatoes or sugar. It is devoid of any fiber. Consequently, it will cause a spike your blood sugar. In the 2 hours after consuming your body will decide if it can burn it or store it. If you are not expending the calories, it will be stored as fat.
The higher the glycemic impact of a food, the greater and more rapid its effect on your blood sugar when you eat it—and the more insulin required to return your blood sugar to normal. Since insulin is a fat-storage hormone and since overweight people often already produce too much of it, high blood sugar and high insulin can sabotage your weight-management and better health efforts. Eating lower glycemic foods is definitely the way to go.

Brown rice (the stuff you need to cook for 45 min to 1 hr) still has all of the fiber. This slows the absorption into the blood stream. Lower glycemic impact. Like slow release energy. You have longer to burn those calories and the fiber is very healthy for you.