White rice has often been put down due to the high amount of starch it contains. Health-activists jump the gun while telling you that starch is quite unhealthy for the body. The keyword here is excess. Starch is quite necessary for the body, and you, like most other humans depend on starch for basic nutrition. As long as you aren’t eating only white rice, the starch amount shouldn’t affect your body in a drastic way.Starch is associated with breaking glucose down, and it contributes to a rise in insulin levels, which can swiftly escalate to insulin resistance. However, we need glucose to function. Glucose that we derive from starch and carbohydrates does not lead to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is caused by the cells’ inability to absorb glucose.