Arsenic Research Paper
The Effects of Arsenic In Your Baby and Young Children’s Rice Cereal Diet
A new study reveals that babies who were fed by rice cereals and other rice-based snacks have an increased level of arsenic in their urine compared with babies who were not fed rice. The study was issued in JAMA Pediatrics.
“The highest concentrations were among those who consumed infant rice cereal,” said Margaret Karagas, an epidemiologist at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. She further said that those babies who ate rice snacks, the levels of concentration of arsenic were doubled compared to non-rice eaters.
The researchers were also surprised by the number of babies who consume rice products. In a study, they discovered that age 1; there were about 80 percent
A new study reveals that babies who were fed by rice cereals and other rice-based snacks have an increased level of arsenic in their urine compared with babies who were not fed rice. The study was issued in JAMA Pediatrics.
“The highest concentrations were among those who consumed infant rice cereal,” said Margaret Karagas, an epidemiologist at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. She further said that those babies who ate rice snacks, the levels of concentration of arsenic were doubled compared to non-rice eaters.
The researchers were also surprised by the number of babies who consume rice products. In a study, they discovered that age 1; there were about 80 percent