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SUMMARY:IPSR Research Luncheon - November 2026
LOCATION:Watson Library 3 West Reading Room\, 1425 Jayhawk Boulevard\, Law
 rence\, KS 66045
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Policy and Social Research for our Nove
 mber 2026 research luncheon! Lunch will be provided. Please email ipsr@ku
 .edu if you would like to attend. Let us know if you require any accommod
 ations or have any dietary restrictions.\n\nA Diabetes Intervention in th
 e Upper Amazon\n\nDavid Robbins\, director of KU Diabetes Institute\, dir
 ector of Cray Diabetes Management Center\n\nA family of five living in th
 e Upper Amazon of Peru will consume about 20 pounds of white rice per wee
 k. Across the developing world\, white rice consumption strongly correlat
 es with type 2 diabetes (adult onset). White rice quickly releases sugar 
 into the bloodstream. We need an innovative\, cost-effective intervention
  to reduce the incidence of diabetes. Robbins and his team tested a new r
 ice cultivar that slowly releases carbohydrates after eating. Theoretical
 ly\, such foods with a “low glycemic index” are less likely to cause diab
 etes. Robbins will present preliminary results from a double-blind\, plac
 ebo-controlled study introducing a low-glycemic variety of white rice in 
 a village in the upper Amazon of Peru.\n\nIPSR is a research center suppo
 rting social scientists who focus on social problems and policy-relevant 
 questions. Our monthly research luncheons provide a space for affiliated 
 faculty and staff researchers to share their own ongoing work with the KU
  community.\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/7c30444c-4f60-4666-a1ac-36f494
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URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/7c30444c-4f60-4666-a1ac-36f494112539
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