Is eating Chicken and Rice together really optimal?
A study showing Brown Rice blocks protein absorption - so It's not a good idea to combine the two. Brown rice (not white) prevents protein digestion and lowers nitrogen balance (a marker of muscle retention):
Effects of brown rice on appare... [J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 1987] - PubMed - NCBI
A study showing Brown Rice blocks protein absorption - so It's not a good idea to combine the two. Brown rice (not white) prevents protein digestion and lowers nitrogen balance (a marker of muscle retention):
Effects of brown rice on appare... [J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 1987] - PubMed - NCBI

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