Hydrogen, bound mostly to carbon and nitrogen, is part of almost every molecule in your body: DNA, proteins, sugars, fats. In fact, the hydrogen bond-which forms between atoms that share a hydrogen, is one of the most important interactions that makes biological molecules behave as they do.
Brown rice. For those of us who want to look after our liver, brown rice is a more nutritious alternative to white rice, is an antioxidant, is low GI and is rich in fibre. The health benefits of brown rice permeate so many healthy eating website, I hardly need to go into detail here about them.
So adding more whole grains, such as brown rice, is always a good thing. The fact that those who chose brown rice tended to live more health-conscious lives than white rice eaters exaggerated the reduced risk of diabetes seen in the study, but it does not explain it away, Willett said.