For instance, U.S. data on cancer risk in Asian-Americans showed a lower cancer risk compared with other ethnic groups and Asian-Americans eat much more rice than the rest of the population. Worrying about these small levels of arsenic rather than worrying about getting a good diet is a wrong-headed strategy, because the real worry is that we’re not adequately nourished. All foods contain arsenic. So, if you eliminate arsenic from your diet, you will decrease your risk of any kind of adverse effect from arsenic, and you’ll die of starvation.” — from foodinsight.org
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Julie Jones, PhD, LN, CNS
Professor Emerita
Foods and Nutrition
St. Catherine University