If anyone is up for a challenge, try explaining this article to a Thai.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38910848
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The Risk Assessment Information System database states “The acute lethal dose of inorganic arsenic to humans has been estimated to be about 0.6 mg/kg/day”. A 23 year old male who ingested 8 g of arsenic survived for eight days.
It does:moater wrote:I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned in the article, but different kinds of rice have very different levels of arsenic.
You should especially watch out for brown rice, which contains around 80% more arsenic than your average white. Arsenic accumulates mostly in the grain’s outer layer, which is removed to make white rice.
Basmati rice contains lower levels than other rice
Brown rice usually contains more arsenic than white rice (because of the husk)
Growing rice organically doesn’t make a difference to levels
Rice cakes and crackers can contain levels higher than in cooked rice.
The levels of arsenic found in rice milk far exceed the amounts that would be allowed in drinking water