arsenic in... RICE ?
donyellemoniquex3
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I just heard on the news that rice has "worrisome" levels of arsenic in both brown AND white rice...
Kinda scary to me.
Kinda scary to me.
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all rice!? i dnt eat rice .. but my 18 month old baba does!0
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all rice!? i dnt eat rice .. but my 18 month old baba does!
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Unfortunately both white and brown rice has traces of arsenic (brown rice in fact has more because it retains the husk).
That is why it is recommended that you rinse rice before cooking and cook with a high volume of water to rice in order to lower the content. In addition, rice which hasn't been manufactured in the West has a less.
There is no concrete evidence to suggest that eating rice is harmful despite this but there is certainly an argument that it needs to be monitored.0 -
I saw a similar article that stated the "high" levels found are one and a half times the drinking water standard (or 15 ppb)...
It's usually assumed that someone consumes about 2 L from tapwater and the drinking water standard is 10 ppb.
So it would take 1.5 L of rice would exceed what's allowable in your drinking water (and the standard dropped from 50 ppb not too long ago fwiw).
1.5 L is a ****load of rice.
There's arsenic in a lot of foods we eat...organic or not.
If that's all they got, I ain't skeerd.0 -
Everything has some bad chemical in it for us, I just don't care anymore. We've been eating these foods with pesticides for years and years and there is no linkage between that and any medical defects so far. Organic stuff is over hyped and people freak out too much. Don't each 10 cups of rice tonight!0
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This is a little scary to me too. Fortunately, I don't use rice milk or cereals, so it's the straight on brown rice that's a problem for me. I'm going to look into varying the grains I eat: quinoa, barley, wheat berries. And I'm also following the recommendation to rinse the rice well before cooking it.0
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You guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
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Lundberg's CEO says they now do regular arsenic testing on their products and continuously researching this issue! Good to know
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I can't eat wheat so I eat rice a couple times a week and corn pasta sometimes too..not stopping anytime soon..0
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You guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
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You guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
:grumble:
Yes, but the report I saw last night said these were not trace amounts. Apparently, it's 'moderate' to 'moderately high' amounts. The wording certainly got my attention.0 -
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I have been eating a lot more rice in the last few years and my health has improved..less pain and suffering so unless I am bypassing the 'moderately high' amounts then it must not be hurting me any...just saying0
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Yeah I saw that on the news yesterday....Rice is all my family eats so that's kind of scary.0
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Yes, that is true. Actually I read that brown rice is higher than white. Brown rice syrup apparently may have dangerous levels.0
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I wouldnt worry about it....I have eaten so much rice in my time- in my bodybuilding days I would eat 8-10 cups of rice a day and did that for 20 plus years.0
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EVEN WORSE it has AR$E in :laugh:0
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How is that graded? Relatively? If this was a danger, 98% of China would have dropped dead. Assuming you are new to fitness/learning about food, my best advice is DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPEYou guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
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Yes, but the report I saw last night said these were not trace amounts. Apparently, it's 'moderate' to 'moderately high' amounts. The wording certainly got my attention.
Because 99% of the time it's misleading and/or incorrect.0 -
WOW, I just did that math on that...an average of 8 cups of rice a day for 20 years is 58, 400 cups of rice...damn, I kept the rice business , in business, lmao.0
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Don't rely on the news for health information. The news media is not a scientific research outlet and they have no qualms about doing shoddy reporting in the name of making a story more interesting.
A peer reviewed medical journal is the best source of information.0 -
You guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
:grumble:
Yes, but the report I saw last night said these were not trace amounts. Apparently, it's 'moderate' to 'moderately high' amounts. The wording certainly got my attention.
How is that graded? Relatively? If this was a danger, 98% of China would have dropped dead. Assuming you are new to fitness/learning about food, my best advice is DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE
Because 99% of the time it's misleading and/or incorrect.
Apparently US rice carries "1.5-5x more arsenic than rice from Europe, India, and Bangladesh", because of 1) rice growing conditions (lots of water), 2) the persistence of arsenic from 80s cotton growing, and 3) large scale poultry farming (chicken poop)
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/09/waiter-theres-arsenic-my-rice
It's true that sensationalism usually wins out over fact in news, but it's worth at least looking into the actual story before coming to a conclusion.0 -
Pretty much if Dr Oz says it's bad for you, it's bullcrap. If he says it's good for you, you can bet he's getting paid to do so...this is just the latest hype---remember apple juice?0
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You can build a tolerance to arsenic in small doses overtime (so now nobody can kill you with it ) by just eating rice now huh? :laugh: :noway: duly noted ***off to eat some rice***0
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How is that graded? Relatively? If this was a danger, 98% of China would have dropped dead. Assuming you are new to fitness/learning about food, my best advice is DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPEYou guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
:grumble:
Yes, but the report I saw last night said these were not trace amounts. Apparently, it's 'moderate' to 'moderately high' amounts. The wording certainly got my attention.
Because 99% of the time it's misleading and/or incorrect.
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You would have to eat an impossible amount of rice for this to effect you, sounds like media scaremongering.
It's all about dosage. I think there are many things in most foods that are bad for us at very high amounts. I mean chocolate contains theobromine which can be poisonous but you would have to eat a shed load of it.0 -
You guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
:grumble:
Yes, but the report I saw last night said these were not trace amounts. Apparently, it's 'moderate' to 'moderately high' amounts. The wording certainly got my attention.
How is that graded? Relatively? If this was a danger, 98% of China would have dropped dead. Assuming you are new to fitness/learning about food, my best advice is DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE
Because 99% of the time it's misleading and/or incorrect.
Apparently US rice carries "1.5-5x more arsenic than rice from Europe, India, and Bangladesh", because of 1) rice growing conditions (lots of water), 2) the persistence of arsenic from 80s cotton growing, and 3) large scale poultry farming (chicken poop)
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/09/waiter-theres-arsenic-my-rice
It's true that sensationalism usually wins out over fact in news, but it's worth at least looking into the actual story before coming to a conclusion.
Exactly. I plan to dig up the original research, but this story is the impetus for me digging deeper into it.
I worked as a medical information specialist for over 20 years, so I am not inclined to 'believe the hype.' And as for being new to fitness, I've been an avid reader of primary research in health and fitness since the 1970's.0 -
i saw this on the news yesterday. it was a big headline and then the story was a lot to do about nothing.0
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You guys know that arsenic is found naturally in foods, right? Right? And to have any negative effects would be next to impossible, right? Right?
:grumble:
Yes, but the report I saw last night said these were not trace amounts. Apparently, it's 'moderate' to 'moderately high' amounts. The wording certainly got my attention.
How is that graded? Relatively? If this was a danger, 98% of China would have dropped dead. Assuming you are new to fitness/learning about food, my best advice is DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE
Because 99% of the time it's misleading and/or incorrect.
Apparently US rice carries "1.5-5x more arsenic than rice from Europe, India, and Bangladesh", because of 1) rice growing conditions (lots of water), 2) the persistence of arsenic from 80s cotton growing, and 3) large scale poultry farming (chicken poop)
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/09/waiter-theres-arsenic-my-rice
It's true that sensationalism usually wins out over fact in news, but it's worth at least looking into the actual story before coming to a conclusion.
I did look into it. Just because I'm not citing an internet reference doesn't mean I didn't do some homework.
I didn't see anything stating the levels are dangerous and/or deadly. Yes, aresenic is a carcinogen, but so is nearly everything we come in contact with. Levels are are elevated. I see no need to panic, although your link does say to limit your intake (not specifying dry/cooked btw)
I'm just saying take everything you read with a grain of salt. (Not literally, because salt ... nevermind)0
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