I heard about this issue a couple years back and what I remember reading back then was that soaking or cooking the rice in a relatively large amount of water and then pouring off the water is supposed to help decrease the arsenic. also I try to buy one of the types/brands that CR showed to have the lower levels in the first place. finally like someone else mentioned, I try to only have rice a couple times/ week and use other starches like potatoes, pasta, cornbread or whatever else instead.
Arsenic content in rice--what to do?
Hi,
Rice is contaminated with arsenic according to this comprehensive study:
http://consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm
The FDA basically says that it's not an immediate risk which is anything but assuring, since from consuming rice and getting all the arsenic you'll inevitably reduce your life expectency.
I had recently transitioned into using organic brown rice as a staple in my diet, and now its recommended not to consume brown rice at all.
Does this mean I should transition into eating organic white rice instead?
What about quinoa? Does anyone have statistics on arsenic levels in quinoa? The article unfortunately says there isn't any data on Quinoa, though it suggests that the arsenic levels are lower.
Rice is contaminated with arsenic according to this comprehensive study:
http://consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm
The FDA basically says that it's not an immediate risk which is anything but assuring, since from consuming rice and getting all the arsenic you'll inevitably reduce your life expectency.
I had recently transitioned into using organic brown rice as a staple in my diet, and now its recommended not to consume brown rice at all.
Does this mean I should transition into eating organic white rice instead?
What about quinoa? Does anyone have statistics on arsenic levels in quinoa? The article unfortunately says there isn't any data on Quinoa, though it suggests that the arsenic levels are lower.
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