Sharing benefits of Asian staple

(From left) 1 Utama general manager Patrick So, Wong, Ismail, Lim, Rahimah, KDU University College deputy vice-chancellor (academics) Hon Wei Min, Oriental Cuisine Magazine assistant chief editor Sammi Tiong and Her World editor Eena Houzyama posing in front of a giant ‘rice bowl’ at the launch of The Rice Day 2018.

THE public learned about the health benefits of consuming rice at The Rice Day 2018.

The event, with the theme “No rice, no life”, was aimed at addressing common misconceptions that eating the Asian staple can lead to health problems such as weight gain and diabetes.