"There is a belief among some Indians that cracked wheat is better then
rice for diabetics . In a country where the staple food is mostly rice
diabetics are asked to consume more of wheat then rice .
I wish to know if there is any truth in it , if so what are the
advantages of wheat over rice ."
The advantage would be in the glycemic index and glycemic load from
cracked wheat, or any food for that matter. This article explains it
in some detail giving an explanation and some examples:
http://www.mendosa.com/gidigest.htm.
It will be of special interest to you because it discusses foods from
s.
asia, including chana dahl which is commonly eaten there and has a
very
good glucose response. In the article there are links to the complete
foods list of hundreds of foods as single items or as menu items, with
many from s. asia because the research is active in this topic because
of
the high diabetes there.