People often look shocked when I suggest that white rice is a healthier option than brown rice - and even white (as opposed to bleached) flour therefore white bread and pasta etc...
My usual reasoning in the case of rice is:
BEAUTIFUL BITTERS
Being a practitioner who looks to food before supplements, it is very common, in my treatment plan following a consultation, for me to suggest including bitter foods and drinks into the diet especially when the complaint is around digestion, or liver related like reproductive and skin issues – that pretty much covers almost everyone these days...
I am constantly in awe at how people generations before us, without all the science, technology and research grants we have today, just knew the most nourishing parts of animals and plants and about food preparation to increase nutrient density and digestibility or decrease toxicity.