Why you should know:

Arsenic is a carcinogen and has various other negative health effects; enough to warrant exposure limits in various jurisdictions. A five minute boil-and-discard step before cooking is a simple way to reduce your exposure, especially if you eat a lot of rice.

Details are in the study, linked in the title of this post. Here’s a diagram from the abstract:

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The only reason I started eating more rice in the last decade or so, was one click cooking. If you want me to use a process more complex than “dump equal rice and water in rice maker then click start”, I’m afraid the alternative is potatoes

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      2 months ago

      Im with you.

      Sorry, everything these days causes cancer. Let me have a quick easy dinner so this life is worth it.

      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, I’m getting a prop 65 warning tattooed on my ass one of these days. That way I can just enjoy life knowing I’ve been told.