LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Researchers in Pine Bluff think they may have found the secret to slowing the aging process, and it’s found in something Arkansas has plenty of—rice.
The groundwork for this study was laid years ago, when Dr. Sankar Devarajan, now a professor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), was living abroad.
In India and Japan, Devarajan and his team conducted studies to see if a mix of rice bran oil and sesame oil could lower high blood pressure—and it did…