Efficacy of Pigmented Rice on Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Filipino Adults

Exclusion Criteria

• •Are pregnant or lactating
• •Regularly consume pigmented rice (two meals per day in the past 4 weeks)
• •Have cardiovascular disease (hypertension, stroke, ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure) or diabetes mellitus
• •Take cholesterol or glucose-lowering medications
• •Have elevated blood pressure (\>130/80 mmHg)
• •Have an illness that may influence lipid metabolism or metabolic rate (liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism)
• •Take supplements that may influence lipids and glucose levels (including polyphenols)
• •Are on a strict diet regimen (calorie-restricted or excluding food groups, examples: (Examples: Ketogenic diet, Intermittent fasting, No Rice diet)
• •Have an active lifestyle (Ex. Goes to the gym daily, regularly (≥3 times a week) and perform vigorous activities such as lifting weights, swimming, cycling fast or uphill, or running, or athlete)