Arsenic in Rice
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digitalcanuck
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Hi All,
Since my celiac diagnosis, I have had to become much more informed about food and nutrition. The learning curve has been huge. I still work hard to keep up with all of the information out there.
I just finished a blog post discussing the recent findings and recommendations regarding arsenic in rice.
Since we are all endeavouring to be more health conscious, I thought others here would find value in the information.
Lisa
Since my celiac diagnosis, I have had to become much more informed about food and nutrition. The learning curve has been huge. I still work hard to keep up with all of the information out there.
I just finished a blog post discussing the recent findings and recommendations regarding arsenic in rice.
Since we are all endeavouring to be more health conscious, I thought others here would find value in the information.
Lisa
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Yes.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es702747y
California rice has less than Texas and Arkansas rice
White rice as a general rule has less than brown rice.
Also this:
http://www.pnas.org/content/105/29/9931.full0 -
The earliest date i see in those articles is 2008. I wonder how far back this really goes. My daughter was born in 2004 and i was told then (by her pediatrician) to avoid feeding her rice containing foods until she was at least 2.0
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I'm not too worried about it0
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I'm still eating rice. And if I could boil it in Aspartame, I'd do that too.0
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@RodaRose You are right about the California rice. It is lower. The problem comes with the fact that we accumulate the arsenic in our systems. Thanks for passing on the additional link. Very interesting.
@CarrieCans Your pediatrician was on the mark. The concerns have been known for a while, but full on studies to this extent were not done. The other factor that brings this into the fore is that people are now consuming a lot more rice in the form of starches, syrups, and flour. It is also being included in so many other products that do not present as obviously having flour in them.
I hope you found the information helpful. I think that it is so much better to be able to make decisions about what we eat when we at least know all the facts.
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Practically any plant or fruit we eat contains some arsenic. What really matters is the level of it ingested.
Looking at it objectively, countries that consume rice as a staple should be dropping like flies if arsenic is poisoning them.
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I eat brown rice at least 5 times a week. I'm not even worried.0
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Advertising is against community rules.digitalcanuck wrote: »Hi All,
Since my celiac diagnosis, I have had to become much more informed about food and nutrition. The learning curve has been huge. I still work hard to keep up with all of the information out there.
I just finished a blog post discussing the recent findings and recommendations regarding arsenic in rice.
Since we are all endeavouring to be more health conscious, I thought others here would find value in the information.
http://lifestylereset.wordpress.com/2014/11/23/am-i-worried-about-arsenic-in-rice-you-betcha/#more-305
Lisa
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Rice is worthless compared to amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa.0
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Yeah, I'm probably not eating sushi if those are the replacements for rice. Worthless is a subjective term when speaking of enjoyment of food. You're relating it to nutritional value.TheDevastator wrote: »Rice is worthless compared to amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa.
Brussels sprouts are great nutritionally over lettuce, but not everyone will choose brussels sprouts over lettuce because of the taste.
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For enjoyment and nutritional value I feel it's worthless except when I eat Asian dishes. Maybe the grains I listed would be better substitutes.Yeah, I'm probably not eating sushi if those are the replacements for rice. Worthless is a subjective term when speaking of enjoyment of food. You're relating it to nutritional value.
Brussels sprouts are great nutritionally over lettuce, but not everyone will choose brussels sprouts over lettuce because of the taste.
Have you ever tried sushi with those grains? Who knows they could taste good with sushi. Rice is used because it is cheaper and possibly stickier.0 -
I've been eating rice since the day I was born. I ain't dead yet... and it won't be cuz of rice. (Unless I choke on rice and no one is there to save me.)
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TheDevastator wrote: »Rice is worthless compared to amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa.
I think its in poor taste to call any food, specially one that gets consumed on a nearly daily bases by the majority of the world population, "worthless".
I like rice. I like bread too but as a non-far east Asian, my carb intake is 50%-50% consisting of rice and bread. I won't lie and say I know much about Arsenic and what it does but I do know that many people eat rice almost daily and haven't died. And neither do they find it worthless
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Worthless is a bit harsh. I have eaten and will eat rice in the future regardless of it's arsenic levels but rice is nutritionally inferior compared to amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa.I think its in poor taste to call any food, specially one that gets consumed on a nearly daily bases by the majority of the world population, "worthless".
I like rice. I like bread too but as a non-far east Asian, my carb intake is 50%-50% consisting of rice and bread. I won't lie and say I know much about Arsenic and what it does but I do know that many people eat rice almost daily and haven't died. And neither do they find it worthless
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I don't even like brown rice sushi......yuck.TheDevastator wrote: »
For enjoyment and nutritional value I feel it's worthless except when I eat Asian dishes. Maybe the grains I listed would be better substitutes.Yeah, I'm probably not eating sushi if those are the replacements for rice. Worthless is a subjective term when speaking of enjoyment of food. You're relating it to nutritional value.
Brussels sprouts are great nutritionally over lettuce, but not everyone will choose brussels sprouts over lettuce because of the taste.
Have you ever tried sushi with those grains? Who knows they could taste good with sushi. Rice is used because it is cheaper and possibly stickier.
Reality is, if you're reaching your micro nutrient values on a daily basis, then I wouldn't be worried about eating quinoa, etc. I'd rather enjoy rice for the taste and texture.
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I don't even like brown rice sushi......yuck.
Reality is, if you're reaching your micro nutrient values on a daily basis, then I wouldn't be worried about eating quinoa, etc. I'd rather enjoy rice for the taste and texture.
lol, I've never heard of brown rice sushi, maybe there's a reason they have sushi rice.
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I think this whole thing is a non issue.
The amount of arsenic in rice is so small as to be of zero harm to anyone who eats rice.
Perhaps in theory if one were to eat 50 kg of it a day for 20 years or something ridiculous - but in practice in real life - non issue.0 -
There's arsenic in apples, too. The amount of arsenic in these foods is minuscule.
As to the 'people are now consuming more rice' bit, that smacks of a cultural bias to me, as folks have already noted how rice has been a staple of certain cultures' diets for hundreds of years.0 -
I apologize for providing my link. I was not advertising as my blog is not a commercial endeavour. It is just a way of documenting new information coming down the pipe.
Whether you decide to include rice in your diet is absolutely your choice. I just wanted to make everyone aware of the research so that they can make informed decisions.
In the future, I will refrain from including external links.
Have a great day.0
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