[mulvya]

This one paragraph is the sum total given for the diabetes angle:

"Rice’s nutritional quality is another growing concern. The grain is high in glucose, which contributes to diabetes and obesity, and low in iron and zinc, two important micronutrients. In South Asia the prevalence of diabetes and malnutrition can be traced to over-reliance on rice."

[AstralStorm]

Can it be traced though? I see no source on that. Please for the love of people make claims with actual evidence.

People in Asia used to eat more rice especially as a proportion of diet in the past...

[asmor]

Could replace that almost 1:1 with wheat and it wouldn't be more or less correct.