By Cathy C. Yamsuan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
That’s according to Sen. Richard Gordon, who will have Filipinos eating less rice under his projected administration for the sake of health and the economy.
“We should eat less rice ... because [too much is] bad for our health. Diabetes comes with too many carbohydrates. I would like a campaign like that,†said Gordon, the standard-bearer of the Bagumbayan party.
Carbohydrates like rice break down as sugar and are stored as fat when not burned as energy.
And an eat-less-rice program fits the doctor’s prescription against lifestyle diseases like obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, Gordon said.
Paradigm shift
His less-rice program is still sketchy at this stage, but he said it would involve the use of mongo, camote and cassava as replacements of the staple.
Asked if he thought the public would take to this gustatory shift, Gordon noted that Filipino migrants eventually adjusted to new cuisine.
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