- Joha rice is grown in India.
- This rice can help prevent diabetes.
- It has healthy fats.
- Many people eat rice every day.
- Higher rice control helps with diabetes.
- Farmers can grow more Joha rice.
Difficult words
- diabetes — A health problem with blood sugar levels.diabetes.
- prevent — To stop something from happening.
- healthy — Good for your body.
- control — To manage or limit something.
- grow — To make plants or crops develop.
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Discussion questions
- Do you eat rice every day?
- Why do you think some people like rice?
- What other foods do you think are healthy?
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