1. Rice: The Foundation for Healthier Eating
Rice is the most popular grain throughout the world. Two-thirds of the world's population rely on it for its energy, fiber and antioxidant phytonutrients, and vitamins and minerals essential for life. Stemming back over 5,000 years, the ancient cereal grain is the perfect foundation for healthier eating.

2. Brown Rice Basics
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend at least three servings of whole grains daily, or making half of grain servings whole. Brown rice is a 100% whole grain food that consumers are familiar with that can help fulfill these Guidelines.

3. U.S. Rice Provides Essential Nutrients for Women
Rice is a nutritious dietary staple that contains folic acid, iron and fiber, which are important for health of women of all ages.

4. The Rice Answer! The Perfect Grain for Gluten-Free
A growing number of consumers today are interested in gluten-free diets. The National Institutes of Health estimate that one in 100 Americans may be affected by celiac disease and must avoid wheat, barley, rice and oats. Rice is the perfect grain for gluten-free eating.

5. Healthy Rice Bowls Help Put MyPyramid Food Guide in to Practice
USA Rice suggests using Healthy Rice Bowls to help Americans eat according to the new guidelines.

This graphic image illustrates how rice can form the foundation for healthier eating by partnering it with other nutrient-rich foods.

6. Rice: The Foundation for Healthier Eating Brochure for Health Professionals
According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, enriched and whole grain white and brown rice are among the foods that form the basis of a healthy diet. Rice, a nutrient rich complex carbohydrate, fits well in today's recommendations to get the most nutrition from calories consumed and provides the energy the body needs for physical activity.

7. Research Study: "Rice Consumption in the United States."
Recent research conducted by Iowa State University showed for the first time that rice eaters' diets are more consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. According to the data, people who eat rice also eat more fruits and vegetables, consume less added sugar and fat, more nutrients, and have a lower body mass index score.

New Research Shows Rice Eaters Have Healthier Diets
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