Rice is the staff of life for 3 billion people, predominantly in Asia. But does the food that sustains half of humanity also increase the risk of cancer for some? That question arises from three sets of findings-including data now in press-that report elevated arsenic levels in rice and products such as rice bran and rice crackers.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/arsenic-and-paddy-rice-neglected-cancer-risk
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-stone
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china