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"Porridge and rice cake was even more rapid increase in blood sugar than rice. Because the more easily processed food digestion is the process of forming blood sugar will be more quickly," said Dr. Benny Kurniawan in gathering Media Alert No. 140 on Signboard Seafood Restaurant, Pacific Place, Jakarta , on Thursday (23/12/2010).
According to Dr Benny, the more intact form of food then the graph will increase blood sugar more slowly. While foods that are not intact or has been treated like porridge and rice cake even more quickly raise blood sugar. Foods that long proceed(complex carbohydrates) that include whole grains, brown rice, cassava, sweet potatoes, corn.