I'm not a dietitian, but I'm not sure if rice should be on that list. There is 3 billion plus examples specifically for rice being just fine. In fact, I'd toss a dollar at that it's a fact that it's the most consumed food in the world, especially in countries not plagued with diabetes. Even soy soaked brown rice shouldn't be on that list (although it surely goes on the high BP list).
You are unlikely to get Type-II diabetes if you eat under 2,000 calories per day, too. Most people in Asia also fit this category.
You are also unlikely to get fat eating less than 2,000 calories per day.
My message was directed at American/European diets where people tend to eat more than 3,000 calories per day. Somewhere in the 2,000 to 3,000 range there is a change in your likelihood to get Type-II going from close to 0% at 2,000, and something like 50% at 3,000 with the typical fast food diet we consume.
This is something my nutritionist taught me when diagnosed with Type-II. She taught me a lot about food,.... I distilled it down to {five white things} to make it easy. Leave those 5 things out of your diet and your likelihood of getting Type-II goes to almost zero.
Alternately, staying under 2,000 calories a day works, too.