I know, we have enough things to worry about these days, don't we? And now, health experts are taking aim at rice. But, as disturbing as it is to think that the rice we love could be contaminated with a cancer-causing substance, it still pays to be protect yourself, and here's how...
I've been following the news about arsenic in rice with interest. Arsenic is found in soil with high pesticide and industrial run-off, and it's also naturally occurring int he environment, but either way, too much of it is a bad thing for our health, obviously. The problem is, it's showing up in our rice, sometimes at scary levels, say government food experts.
This is the type of news you might shrug off because, what can you do, really? Well, there is something you can do to reduce the amount of arsenic that could be in your rice, and it's really easy: Boil your rice in a lot of water (as in, six parts water to one part rice), then drain the excess water off when you're ready to eat. "Evidence suggests that can lower arsenic levels," notes the Environmental Working Group.
Read More http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2012/09/eat-a-lot-of-rice-the-risk-of.html#ixzz27e9cDLed .
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