What you need to learn about arsenic levels inside your rice
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New tests by Consumer Reports have 2 Day Diet Lingzhi Pills discovered many types of rice products on grocery shelves contain varying levels of arsenic. The Consumer Reports researchers tested samples of basmati, jasmine and sushi rice for inorganic arsenic, a chemical which is potentially more dangerous compared to organic type found in the environment.

Basmati rice from California, India and Pakistan has one of the lowest arsenic quantity of a products tested. Brown rice, although full of nutrients, was found to contain higher amounts than most white rice tested. Grains for example quinoa, amaranth, millet and barley contained lower levels of arsenic, according to the Consumer Reports testing.

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Traces of arsenic can be found in many foods, including grains, vegetables and fruit, based on Madelyn Fernstrom, NBC News nutrition and health editor. Tiny amounts come from the plant absorbing arsenic in the soil --rice absorbs it more easily than most foods do.

While there is no federal limit for arsenic, the meals and Drug Administration says rice could be consumed safely as part of a varied diet. Long-term exposure to arsenic is related to higher rates of skin, bladder and lung cancers, and also the FDA says it's monitoring toxic elements, including arsenic, in a few domestic and imported foods.

Based on the USA Rice Federation, studies by the FDA show arsenic levels in rice in the U.S. aren't a health concern. But according to its Li ji Shou new findings, Consumer Reports researchers are asking the FDA to create limits for arsenic in rice and fruit juices.

On Tuesday, Congresswoman Rosa DLauro (D., Connecticut), issued an argument supporting the customer Reports findings, saying "the authorities must [to] more to make sure our food supply is safe." This year, DeLauro introduced an invoice that will require FDA to create an optimum limit of arsenic in rice and rice products.

 





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