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1. I wasn't aware it was ONLY BROWN rice that has the arsenic. Is that true?

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 01:04 AM

Sep 2012

The M$M report did not distinguish between brown, white, black rice ..
they just said "RICE" as in all rice.

Are you sure it's just brown rice?

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Arsenic in Brown Rice: Asians and Hispanic Affected More Than Average American [View all] AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 OP

Brown rice is the worst of it, because it's in the shells. Zalatix Sep 2012 #4

Check out MoJo article I just found on the "arsenic in the rice" issue 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #6

I was wondering about this earlier. Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #12

What about basmati? That's my favorite. nt Confusious Sep 2012 #2

Turns out it isn't so much the KIND of rice, but WHERE it was grown 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #9

You're not the only one... TheMightyFavog Sep 2012 #16

And people with celiac disease, who can't eat wheat. marybourg Sep 2012 #5

But East Asians (Japanese, Koreans, some Chinese) Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #7

Brown rice is healthier Berlum Sep 2012 #14

Here's a family in Japan who grow organic rice Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #17

Ok but our whole state eats rice every day and we've mahina Sep 2012 #8

Damn! DeSwiss Sep 2012 #11

it's ok, the USDA has a great industry-friendly fix for this: dreamnightwind Sep 2012 #13

Better eat organic rice. diane in sf Sep 2012 #15

I agree, but in this case it appears to be effected dreamnightwind Sep 2012 #18