Links to Studies
1. Cooking rice in a high water to rice ration to reduce inorganic arsenic content
​>> study 1
>> Study 2
>> Study 3
>> Study 4
2. ​Different levels of arsenic in rice from different sources
>> Study that showed US/Europe rice averages 2x higher arsenic levels than rice from Asia

Links to relevant articles and information about Arsenic in Rice 
1.  Business Time's (Singapore) article on Arsenic in Rice 
>> Watch that Hidden Poison in Your Rice
2. World Health Organisation
>> Exposure to Arsenic - a major public health concern
3. FDA
>> ​Arsenic in Rice and Rice Products Risk Assessment Report
​4. British Nutrition Foundation
>> Arsenic in rice - is it a cause for concern

LINKS to websites and online articles relevant this video 

LINKS
>> What is Glycemic Index on University of Sydney website
>>  How to Measure GI on gisymbol.com 
>>  Where to find GI Value - The International Glycemic Index Database
​>> Understanding GI values on Mayo Clinic website

Reference studies and articles

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• Study - Too Much Sitting: The Population-Health Science of Sedentary Behavior
• Article from The New York Times - A 2-Minute Walk May Counter the Harms of Sitting

It is not just how much time we spend exercising that has an impact on our health, the amount of time we spend sitting has a big impact too.

There are many studies that suggest that independent of how much exercise one does, prolonged sitting time increases one's risk for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke, metabolic diseases such as diabetes and all cause mortality.

Notes:

• Too much sitting is distinct from too little exercise.
• Too much or prolonged sitting compromises metabolic health.
• Sedentary behaviours commonly defined as activities of 3 METs or Metabolic Equivalent.
• Activities that involves sitting such as TV viewing, computer use or sitting in cars, buses and MRTs are in the energy expenditure range of 1.0 -1.5 METs.
• Moderate to vigorous intensity physical activities ( 3-8 METs ) egs. walking, jogging, swimming and cycling.
• Most studies on physical activity and health focus largely on quantifying the amount of time spent in activities involving levels of energy expenditure of 3 METs or more, characterizing those with no participation in activies of 3 METs or more as sedentary.
• So most studies neglect the contribution to health of light intensity activities of 1.9-2.9 METs such as standing,
• Active Couch Potato - one can be physically active and still be a couch potato eg. office worker who exercise a few times a week but then sits all day at a desk andn spends several hours watching TV or at the computer in the evening.
• Active Couch Potatoes, i.e people who exercise regularly but otherwise spend significant amount of sitting, are also at higher risks of chronic diseases like heart attacks, strokes and diabetes than other similarly active people who spend less time sitting, especially prolonged sitting.

Reference studies and articles

Read:

• Study - Too Much Sitting: The Population-Health Science of Sedentary Behavior
• Article from The New York Times - A 2-Minute Walk May Counter the Harms of Sitting

Reference article:

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>> Adherence to a Vegetable-Fruit-Soy Dietary Pattern or the Alternative Healthy Eating Index Is Associated with Lower Hip Fracture Risk among Singapore Chinese ( The Journal of Nutrition )

Notes:

• This study suggest that more vegetables = lower hip fracture risk. 
• And the effect seems to be dose dependent, meaning the higher the vegetables intake, the lower the hip fracture risk 
• The Singapore Chinese Health Study is a prospective population based cohort that enrolled 63,257 Chinese men and women aged 45-74 between 1993 and 1998 in Singapore..
• In this study, the authors described 2 dietary patterns - the vegetable-fruit-soy (VFS) & the meat-dim-sum (MDS) pattern amongst this group of Singapore Chinese men & women and studied the relationship of the different diets to hip fracture risk.

Reference article:

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• Adherence to a Vegetable-Fruit-Soy Dietary Pattern or the Alternative Healthy Eating Index Is Associated with Lower Hip Fracture Risk among Singapore Chinese ( The Journal of Nutrition )

Interesting talk by Dr Ludwig the author of 'Always Hungry?'

​Notes:

• Is weight gain just about energy balance? as in Energy gained - Energy expenditure = Energy stored?
• It's more than just how much we eat, but also what we eat. 
• How useful is the 'Eat Less, Move More' approach to weight loss?