When he said "we didn't know..." I was like YESSS HERE WE GO, SAY IT. Then he said "until this study". -_- Come on dude. We watch these videos to here you say, "until...now."
How do we know increased arsenic levels aren't just mirroring chicken consumption? In asia studies found that higher rice consumption was correlated to lower cancer risk so, so far these videos are not competing at all for reducing rice consumption
Yeah, Dr. Greger has talked before about how heavy metals in plants like tea isnt readily bioavaiable, so very little gets absorbed. Unlike heavy metals in animal products that are more bioavailable.
Footsoldier Testing has shown high levels of arsenic in rice grown in the southern U.S., because previous crops of cotton were protected from pests using arsenic, the inorganic kind, that doesn't decay much in the soil. I think I got this from a previous nutritionfacts video.
While taking high dose vitamin C has it's adherents, Dr. Gregor is not one of them. He has repeatedly advocated whole food sources of vitamin C . . . which are in fact a no brainer.
James Oitzinger yeah, this is true, but in order to reach grams of vitamin C in a day you should eat either tons of yellow bell peppers or vitamin C supplements (with bioflavonoids to boost the absorption, not strait ascorbic acid), which appears to me a better choice, at least for convenience
that's all folks. YES!!!I don't care what anyone says, grains are bad for you..I stopped eating a high grain diet 2 months ago and all my muscle & joint pain is completely gone..I'm just eating, Fruits, vegetables, & lots of potatoes & feel soo much better.
that's all folks. YES!!!I don't care what anyone says, grains are bad for you..I stopped eating a high grain diet 2 months ago and all my muscle & joint pain is completely gone..I'm just eating, Fruits, vegetables, & lots of potatoes & feel soo much better.
How about a series on potassium bromate in wheat flour and if it occurs in any other products such as pesticides, beauty products, etc? I'd also be interested to know if it's true that bromine can bind with iodine receptors since they are both halogens.
Yes every good public speaker has their own format/style...we like Dr G's special phrases, plus it lets us know whats most important & our ears perk up!😎😆
I cook my brown rice from start to finish in 30 minutes in my pressure cooker. I don't want to give that up. Can I soak the rice and rinse it before I cook it to reduce levels of arsenic?
I heard soaking the rice overnight in plenty of water (5 to 1 ratio or something like that) and pouring the soaking water down the the sink afterwards should reduce the arsenic content.
Only add that there is a study reporting an overnight rice soak reduces arsenic 80%. A later Dr. G. video will probably discuss rice soaking and cooking in large quantity of water and draining. Arsenic is water soluble .
Follow the ayurvedic cooking way of Rice ...it's mentioned in the ancient texts to cook rice in a large pot of water ratio 1:8 and discard the water (pour on plants or feed to cattle) .....don't feel you are loosing nutrients !!! It's a western myth ......
:48 The lists describe the level of evidence that something can cause cancer, not how likely it is that something will cause cancer in any particular person. For example, IARC considers there to be strong evidence that both tobacco smoking and eating processed meat can cause cancer, so both are listed as “carcinogenic to humans.” But smoking is much more likely to cause cancer than eating processed meat, even though both are in the same category.
That 's one of the bad things to live in your country..YOUR FOOD!! all have crazy problems..i am.not saying mine doesnt..but..here in my country bolivia organic is cheap..and of course with that opcion is easer to avoid RICE.
Wait for future videos in this arsenic series for what to do to remove from body? That's what he did in a series of videos about lead. Talk about the industry, the health impact, sources of lead then finally how to remove it from the body
Soak your rice overnight in a huge tub of water. Toss the water out. Take a vitamin C supplement. Buy your rice from CA :) ...I think rice from Pakistan was good too, but I just buy the cali rice....
I'm worried because both of my daughters (3&4) are picky eaters. Their favorite meal is organic brown rice, black beans and avocado. Sometimes they have it for lunch and dinner. They eat rices every single day, like I said, sometimes multiple times a day. I'm worried. It's hard to get kids to eat different foods but I'm trying. Is there a certain type/brand/country of origin that is known to be lower in arsenic? They have both been eating it since they were little.
Stephany Gatrelle I'm not a health expert, but I honestly wouldn't worry about it just because animal products contain far more arsenic and environmental pollutants than brown rice so not eating them is already a lot better. Also you can soak rice overnight and then cook it. It will get rid of 80% of the arsenic. Let's not forget that brown rice has a lot of fiber which binds to toxins and heavy metals therefore detoxing your body. And if your daughters are eating beans, they are extremely high in fiber too. Don't worry about it. And California rice has about 1/3 less arsenic than rice from other places.
Arlo hollander thank you for your reply! It was very helpful! I am very thankful that the foods that they do eat are healthy ones even though I would like them to eat more of a variety. My oldest daughter is more adventurous when it comes to savory foods but won't eat many fruits. My youngest daughter won't try a lot of savory things but she will eat just about any fruit! I will start soaking it. Thanks for the advice! 😊
Soak the rice overnight and toss out the water. Take vitamin C supplement. Buy california grown rice. Honestly those safeguards should be enough, in my opinion, based on the info I have :)
Soak it overnight and toss out the water. Take a vitamin C Supplement. Buy California grown rice (there are other kinds but I don't remember the countries). That should reduce it enough to be insignificant to a person eating a really healthy diet. And maybe just eat it twice a week to be 100% safe.
I don't agree with Micheal here on the last point. Cause and effect should be determined as the population study is always difficult to correct for all factors. This would be a great PhD. We need to start a indigogo to finance a PhD doing a study into this direction.
Yep, soaking the rice overnight with a high ratio of water to rice. Drain the rice, rinse thoroughly, then add lots of fresh water (a 5:1 ratio) and cook. Drain the excess water left after cooking and rinse once more with hot water. This leaves 18% of the original amount of arsenic present in comparison to the conventional way of cooking rice until all water has been absorbed, which leaves 85% present. Big improvement.
So why aren't Asian people, who eat rice every single day, just dropping like flies? They are typically pretty healthy. And what about the Kempner Rice Diet? Tons of people were healed of diseases and lost a lot of weight with that. Why attack rice when it's so good for you? This issue seems pretty minor to me. Kinda like conventionally grow vegetables vs organic. Yes organic is better but we don't go around telling people they are gonna die if they eat conventional. I love Dr Greger, but this issue I just don't agree.
Well, in the last video he explained that the arsenic in rice comes from the arsenic containing drugs fed to chickens, right? So perhaps that is/was not the case in Asia?
If you check the data, rice from Asia also has arsenic. Arsenic is water soluble and is in the soil, everywhere. There is a bias toward blaming American practices and ignoring other factors in these videos. Reminds me of manmade global warming.
These are problems that affect us over a long time at the concentrations we're talking about.. Not a "eat today, die tomorrow" type thing... Maybe the plants the asians eat protect our health against arsenic problems? Maybe they used different fertilisers? Different rice? Less arsenic in their soil? If we wait hopefully there'll be a video in this arsenic series on how to remove or detox the body as they showed in the lead series of videos..
Vince, check out the arsenic levels in Asian sourced rice. The problem is arsenic in food, not in the pesticides. The arsenic in rice from ALL sources is a problem.
Doodle Master From what I've read the jury is still out on high dose vitamin c. Some studies seem to indicate it helps with people who already have cancer, especially when combined with other drugs, and others claim high dose vitamin c may actually cause many nasty side effects such as heart problems, kidney failure, and other undesirable outcomes.
He analyses the evidence. If there aren't answers to something then there aren't answers. You can either do some research yourself or hold the government more accountable. And as said, waiting for following videos when it's a current series helps too...
Guessing the people who give these videos a thumbs down don't like facts. Very informative. People need to listen to this truth.
No. I like the facts . But I also need to know what to do since I already have too much arsenic accumulated according to my blood work results
When he said "we didn't know..." I was like YESSS HERE WE GO, SAY IT. Then he said "until this study". -_- Come on dude. We watch these videos to here you say, "until...now."
He teases us because he knows we hang onto that phrase.
Hahahaha same, I actually said loudly "UNTIL ... NOW" and bummer :/
"put it to the test"
How do we know increased arsenic levels aren't just mirroring chicken consumption? In asia studies found that higher rice consumption was correlated to lower cancer risk so, so far these videos are not competing at all for reducing rice consumption
*compelling
Yeah, Dr. Greger has talked before about how heavy metals in plants like tea isnt readily bioavaiable, so very little gets absorbed. Unlike heavy metals in animal products that are more bioavailable.
Footsoldier
Testing has shown high levels of arsenic in rice grown in the southern U.S., because previous crops of cotton were protected from pests using arsenic, the inorganic kind, that doesn't decay much in the soil. I think I got this from a previous nutritionfacts video.
Now I hope you are going to upload a video in which you explain how to get rid of it, through natural means
Guessing it'll be to do with things which increase the detoxifying ability of your liver, think broccoli sprouts.
While taking high dose vitamin C has it's adherents, Dr. Gregor is not one of them. He has repeatedly advocated whole food sources of vitamin C . . . which are in fact a no brainer.
James Oitzinger yeah, this is true, but in order to reach grams of vitamin C in a day you should eat either tons of yellow bell peppers or vitamin C supplements (with bioflavonoids to boost the absorption, not strait ascorbic acid), which appears to me a better choice, at least for convenience
that's all folks. YES!!!I don't care what anyone says, grains are bad for you..I stopped eating a high grain diet 2 months ago and all my muscle & joint pain is completely gone..I'm just eating, Fruits, vegetables, & lots of potatoes & feel soo much better.
that's all folks. YES!!!I don't care what anyone says, grains are bad for you..I stopped eating a high grain diet 2 months ago and all my muscle & joint pain is completely gone..I'm just eating, Fruits, vegetables, & lots of potatoes & feel soo much better.
In a previous video about arsenic, Dr. Greger noted that rice grown in California has much less arsenic.
kszoo1 Rice grown in southeastern U.S. has more arsenic because of pesticides on cotton.
Thank you for what you're doing Dr. Greger! Love from France
Do you think it applies to rice you buy in France?
How about a series on potassium bromate in wheat flour and if it occurs in any other products such as pesticides, beauty products, etc? I'd also be interested to know if it's true that bromine can bind with iodine receptors since they are both halogens.
yes please
I'd watch em
I like the series on a certain hazardous substance that make their way into our food. Eye opening information!
I agree, more series like this
How can we get tested for arsenic?
urine test
www.health.ny.gov/publications/0624.pdf
Gracias Ana Victoria Esquivel por los subtitulos! sería genial que subtítules algunos viejitos.
Nice job! Good to know stuff.
Yes every good public speaker has their own format/style...we like Dr G's special phrases, plus it lets us know whats most important & our ears perk up!😎😆
I cook my brown rice from start to finish in 30 minutes in my pressure cooker. I don't want to give that up. Can I soak the rice and rinse it before I cook it to reduce levels of arsenic?
I heard soaking the rice overnight in plenty of water (5 to 1 ratio or something like that) and pouring the soaking water down the the sink afterwards should reduce the arsenic content.
Only add that there is a study reporting an overnight rice soak reduces arsenic 80%. A later Dr. G. video will probably discuss rice soaking and cooking in large quantity of water and draining. Arsenic is water soluble .
white rice contains far less arsenic
Follow the ayurvedic cooking way of Rice ...it's mentioned in the ancient texts to cook rice in a large pot of water ratio 1:8 and discard the water (pour on plants or feed to cattle) .....don't feel you are loosing nutrients !!! It's a western myth ......
yes and it would be great if there was some studies on how to get rid of it.
I live in the southern U.S. and have been eating rice twice a day. Needless to say I'll be buying quinoa from now on.
:48
The lists describe the level of evidence that something can cause cancer, not how likely it is that something will cause cancer in any particular person. For example, IARC considers there to be strong evidence that both tobacco smoking and eating processed meat can cause cancer, so both are listed as “carcinogenic to humans.” But smoking is much more likely to cause cancer than eating processed meat, even though both are in the same category.
Did you do a video explaining what we can do to limit our exposure?
Dude these arsenic videos are depressing the health out of me! 😭 I just read Brussels sprouts and kale etc are also high in arsenic! What do I eat!?
Matthew Anderson
Test your soil, then grow your own.
That 's one of the bad things to live in your country..YOUR FOOD!! all have crazy problems..i am.not saying mine doesnt..but..here in my country bolivia organic is cheap..and of course with that opcion is easer to avoid RICE.
Could you talk about flour?
In Asia, it is a staple part of their diet?
Should we worry about arsenic in the rice here in Australia?
Kooli O
depends on amount of arsenic, and what kind, in the ground.
sooooo how do we know if the rice we eat has arsenic?????
Brown rice from India is lowest. White rice grown in Texas is highest...🙄
What's the conclusion?
Wait for future videos in this arsenic series for what to do to remove from body? That's what he did in a series of videos about lead. Talk about the industry, the health impact, sources of lead then finally how to remove it from the body
Rice and mushrooms contain arsenic and will slowly kill you
Soak your rice overnight in a huge tub of water. Toss the water out. Take a vitamin C supplement. Buy your rice from CA :) ...I think rice from Pakistan was good too, but I just buy the cali rice....
i had shingles when i was in high school!! i wonder if arsenic had anything to do with it
jholmie
I had shingles when I was 6 weeks old. Born near Edison NJ, lots of factories -- scary to think about.
excelente
What's the best way to get arsenic levels tested?
urine test
www.health.ny.gov/publications/0624.pdf
We also have allowable amounts of Arsenic in drinking water.
Yes doctor, you tell em.
I'm worried because both of my daughters (3&4) are picky eaters. Their favorite meal is organic brown rice, black beans and avocado. Sometimes they have it for lunch and dinner. They eat rices every single day, like I said, sometimes multiple times a day. I'm worried. It's hard to get kids to eat different foods but I'm trying. Is there a certain type/brand/country of origin that is known to be lower in arsenic? They have both been eating it since they were little.
Stephany Gatrelle I'm not a health expert, but I honestly wouldn't worry about it just because animal products contain far more arsenic and environmental pollutants than brown rice so not eating them is already a lot better. Also you can soak rice overnight and then cook it. It will get rid of 80% of the arsenic. Let's not forget that brown rice has a lot of fiber which binds to toxins and heavy metals therefore detoxing your body. And if your daughters are eating beans, they are extremely high in fiber too. Don't worry about it. And California rice has about 1/3 less arsenic than rice from other places.
Arlo hollander thank you for your reply! It was very helpful! I am very thankful that the foods that they do eat are healthy ones even though I would like them to eat more of a variety. My oldest daughter is more adventurous when it comes to savory foods but won't eat many fruits. My youngest daughter won't try a lot of savory things but she will eat just about any fruit! I will start soaking it. Thanks for the advice! 😊
Soak the rice overnight and toss out the water. Take vitamin C supplement. Buy california grown rice. Honestly those safeguards should be enough, in my opinion, based on the info I have :)
If they like rice, they might like buckwheat, bulgar wheat or couscous instead from time to time. I don't know whether those are affected by arsenic.
Rice grown in the southeastern U.S. contains more inorganic arsenic.
May explain why Kawasaki disease is more prevalent in Asia.
Just wondering if Amygdalin from apricot kernels falls into this category, or been..."put to the test?"
Dr Klaper boils his rice in excess water and drains it off to help eliminate arsenic.
I am so depressed. My blood test came back high. I am all scared . He did not gave tools to get rid of it
Is it bad I had shingles when I was 8?
What about fluoride?
Add it to the search bar at NutritionFacts.org to see if it has been covered already.
FYI: The links in the description are throwing 404 errors.
They are the links for upcoming videos over the next few weeks.
Of course it is toxic. but what ways of chelation for too much arsenic in the body do there exist? That would be an interesting follow-up.
I eat a lot of brown rice (200g/day). Is that too much arsenic?
Soak it overnight and toss out the water. Take a vitamin C Supplement. Buy California grown rice (there are other kinds but I don't remember the countries). That should reduce it enough to be insignificant to a person eating a really healthy diet. And maybe just eat it twice a week to be 100% safe.
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I don't agree with Micheal here on the last point. Cause and effect should be determined as the population study is always difficult to correct for all factors. This would be a great PhD. We need to start a indigogo to finance a PhD doing a study into this direction.
Chicken has high concentrations of arsenic, remember that carnists.
rice does too
Dana true, but in lower concentrations.
and you can soak rice to remove most of the arsenic, cant get the same effect with the carcass can you?
Soaking the rice removes the arsenic? Didn't know that
Yep, soaking the rice overnight with a high ratio of water to rice. Drain the rice, rinse thoroughly, then add lots of fresh water (a 5:1 ratio) and cook. Drain the excess water left after cooking and rinse once more with hot water. This leaves 18% of the original amount of arsenic present in comparison to the conventional way of cooking rice until all water has been absorbed, which leaves 85% present. Big improvement.
So why aren't Asian people, who eat rice every single day, just dropping like flies? They are typically pretty healthy. And what about the Kempner Rice Diet? Tons of people were healed of diseases and lost a lot of weight with that. Why attack rice when it's so good for you? This issue seems pretty minor to me. Kinda like conventionally grow vegetables vs organic. Yes organic is better but we don't go around telling people they are gonna die if they eat conventional. I love Dr Greger, but this issue I just don't agree.
Well, in the last video he explained that the arsenic in rice comes from the arsenic containing drugs fed to chickens, right?
So perhaps that is/was not the case in Asia?
Rice from Asia is safe, rice from the US is not.
If you check the data, rice from Asia also has arsenic. Arsenic is water soluble and is in the soil, everywhere. There is a bias toward blaming American practices and ignoring other factors in these videos. Reminds me of manmade global warming.
These are problems that affect us over a long time at the concentrations we're talking about.. Not a "eat today, die tomorrow" type thing... Maybe the plants the asians eat protect our health against arsenic problems? Maybe they used different fertilisers? Different rice? Less arsenic in their soil? If we wait hopefully there'll be a video in this arsenic series on how to remove or detox the body as they showed in the lead series of videos..
Vince, check out the arsenic levels in Asian sourced rice. The problem is arsenic in food, not in the pesticides. The arsenic in rice from ALL sources is a problem.
WOW! 😣
Wait, wtf? Why did you end the video with a question, and offer no solutions?
It's a series of vidoes. He will probably offer solutions in the next vids.
Dana Hope you're right.
That's what he did in the lead series. Talk about the industry, the health impact, sources of lead then finally how to remove it from the body
Doodle Master From what I've read the jury is still out on high dose vitamin c. Some studies seem to indicate it helps with people who already have cancer, especially when combined with other drugs, and others claim high dose vitamin c may actually cause many nasty side effects such as heart problems, kidney failure, and other undesirable outcomes.
He analyses the evidence. If there aren't answers to something then there aren't answers.
You can either do some research yourself or hold the government more accountable.
And as said, waiting for following videos when it's a current series helps too...
So, no more brown rice!
SOAK overnight and toss out the water! Take a vitamin C supplement. Buy california grown rice :)
Why don’t we just stop eating altogether? Then we will live longer...
Arsenic isn't a cute chemical! 🤣
anyone here has some info on wifi ,phones etc?_radition
omg his voice is so upsetting
Homeopathic "arsenicum" works great!
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