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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If that were true there would be a huge spike in cancer among Asians. Not at all true.[/quote]

From what I understand, rice grown in the US is far more arsenic tainted than rice grown in Asia. And yes, brown rice has higher levels. From the Consumer Reports study:

Our study was a snapshot of the market, with many products purchased in the New York metropolitan area and online, to gauge the extent of arsenic’s presence in everyday foods. It can’t be used for overall conclusions about specific brands. Still, we found important trends:

•[b]White rice grown in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas, which account for 76 percent of domestic rice, generally had higher levels of total arsenic and inorganic arsenic in our tests than rice samples from elsewhere.[/b]
•[b]Within any single brand of rice we tested, the average total and inorganic arsenic levels were always higher for brown rice than for white.[/b]
•[b]People who ate rice had arsenic levels that were 44 percent greater than those who had not, according to our analysis of federal health data. And certain ethnic groups were more highly affected, including Mexicans, other Hispanics, and a broad category that includes Asians.

For more info on this study:
 http://consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm

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