Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Brown rice has been advocated for as a healthier alternative to white rice. However, the concentration of arsenic and other pesticide contaminants is greater in brown rice than in white. The potential health risks and benefits of consuming more brown rice than white rice remain unclear; thus, mainst...
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| author | Lihchyun Joseph Su Tung-Chin Chiang Sarah N. O’Connor |
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| description | Brown rice has been advocated for as a healthier alternative to white rice. However, the concentration of arsenic and other pesticide contaminants is greater in brown rice than in white. The potential health risks and benefits of consuming more brown rice than white rice remain unclear; thus, mainstream nutritional messaging should not advocate for brown rice over white rice. This mini-review aims to summarize the most salient concepts related to dietary arsenic exposure with emphasis on more recent findings and provide consumers with evidence of both risks and benefits of consuming more brown rice than white rice. Despite risk-benefit assessments being a challenging new frontier in nutrition, researchers should pursue an assessment to validate findings and solidify evidence. In the interim, consumers should be cognizant that the dose of arsenic exposure determines its toxicity, and brown rice contains a greater concentration of arsenic than white rice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba81c1ec70ea44e3b3efca92efda1aca2025-08-20T02:26:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2023-07-011010.3389/fnut.2023.12095741209574Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks?Lihchyun Joseph Su0Tung-Chin Chiang1Sarah N. O’Connor2Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United StatesFay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United StatesPeter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United StatesBrown rice has been advocated for as a healthier alternative to white rice. However, the concentration of arsenic and other pesticide contaminants is greater in brown rice than in white. The potential health risks and benefits of consuming more brown rice than white rice remain unclear; thus, mainstream nutritional messaging should not advocate for brown rice over white rice. This mini-review aims to summarize the most salient concepts related to dietary arsenic exposure with emphasis on more recent findings and provide consumers with evidence of both risks and benefits of consuming more brown rice than white rice. Despite risk-benefit assessments being a challenging new frontier in nutrition, researchers should pursue an assessment to validate findings and solidify evidence. In the interim, consumers should be cognizant that the dose of arsenic exposure determines its toxicity, and brown rice contains a greater concentration of arsenic than white rice.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1209574/fullarsenicexposurebrown ricecancerobesitycardiovascular health |
| spellingShingle | Lihchyun Joseph Su Tung-Chin Chiang Sarah N. O’Connor Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? Frontiers in Nutrition arsenic exposure brown rice cancer obesity cardiovascular health |
| title | Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? |
| title_full | Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? |
| title_fullStr | Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? |
| title_short | Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? |
| title_sort | arsenic in brown rice do the benefits outweigh the risks |
| topic | arsenic exposure brown rice cancer obesity cardiovascular health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1209574/full |
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