It said around half the 140, 000 people living in the camps are in flood-prone rice fields and low-lying coastal areas.

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Only last week, actress Gwyneth Paltrow provoked the wrath of the dietetic establishment while she was promoting her new low-carb, gluten-free cookbook, by saying she avoids feeding her children bread, rice and pasta.

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Stick to foods closest to their natural state like vegetables, nuts, lean protein, whole fruit, plain low-fat dairy, whole grains like barley, brown rice and quinoa, and healthy oils.

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Participants in this study who ate the Med way consumed about 200 calories more per day than the participants who ate a low-fat diet heavy on bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, fruits, vegetables and fish and light on baked goods, nuts, oils and red meat.

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Low-country cuisine, he said, tends to be produce- and rice-rich.

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In 1999 he established the Kuan-Shu Educational Foundation, which runs an organic rice farm, restores local wetlands and operates a free tutoring program for low-income students.

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Additionally, Thailand, at the basic end of production--it is the world's largest rice exporter, for example--has to watch the emergence of low-wage Vietnam as a "China plus one" world supply source.

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By holding the rice at a low temperature for an extended period of time before cooking it the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) increases.

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