Obesity is one of major health challenges in the industrial world. Although rice hull has been reported to show various bioactivities, no studies have evaluated its anti-obesity effect. We hope to demonstrate the anti-obesity effect of rice hull extract (RHE) and the underlying mechanism in high-fat...

Background: Rice (Oryza sativa) is a major cereal crop in many Asian countries and an important staple food source. Rice hulls have been reported to possess antioxidant activities. Materials and Methods: In this study, we evaluated the antiinflammatory effects of rice hull extract and associa...

Obesity is one of major health challenges in the industrial world. Although rice hull has been reported to show various bioactivities, no studies have evaluated its anti-obesity effect. We hope to demonstrate the anti-obesity effect of rice hull extract (RHE) and the underlying mechanism in high-fat...

Evidence from large, well-designed observational studies suggests that dietary fiber from cereals reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Cereal-based fibers are widely available in the food supply, and increased consumption could help Americans meet curr...

Rice plants produce bioactive rice brans and hulls that have been reported to have numerous health-promoting effects in cells, animals, and humans. The main objective of this review is to consolidate and integrate the widely scattered information on the composition and the antioxidative, anti-inflam...

Rice is the staple for more than 3.5 billion people of the world and plays a critical role in food security for more than half of the world’s population. A majority of present-day rice consumed around the world is from Oryza sativa and the subspecies japonica and indica, and javonica to a lesser ext...