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I just heard that eating rice and oatmeal is bad for you because of the arsenic containment. is this correct about oatmeal?
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No: That is wrong. In the U.S., an arsenic level would be very low, if any. However, you can reduce this risk by buying organic oatmeal (steel-cut for example) and bulk rice or different asian rices (india, china, korea). Don't buy the junk american rice like uncle ben's.
Answered 6/15/2013
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