About Us. St. Jude Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, and is located in Martin, Tennessee, near the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin. We are the only Catholic parish in Weakley County, serving families in Martin, Dresden, Greenfield, Gleason, Palmersville and Sharon.
Brown rice is considered a moderate-oxalate food. A wide range of foods, mostly of plant origin, contain various amounts of the natural compound oxalic acid. Your body metabolizes this compound into a form of salt called oxalate, which serves no known purpose in the human body. Consequently, more than 90 percent of oxalate is filtered out by the kidneys for urinary excretion.
The Harvard School of Public Health states that substituting brown rice for white rice can lessen the risk of becoming diabetic. The fiber in brown rice also helps prevent heart disease because fiber binds with fatty substances in the intestines and lowers bad cholesterol in the dieter. The regulation of sugar levels in whole-grain rice also helps the dieter control hunger to help prevent over-eating and obesity, which can lead to diabetes.