Is Rice Safe To Eat? Dr Greger Says No, Dr Barnard Says Yes?!

With reports coming out in the last few years showing the high level of arsenic in rice and rice products such as rice cakes, rice milk and rice containing baby foods many health educators including Dr Michael Greger have expressed concern and advised caution when it comes to consuming rice. However recently I heard Dr Barnard talking about rice and why he's not overly worried. So let's find out why....

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Studies and Resources;
Association of low-level inorganic arsenic exposure from rice with age-standardized mortality risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England and Wales

Foods That Boost Your Immune System Naturally | Dr. Neal Barnard Live Q&A

Dr Greger's YouTube Channel

Dr Greger’s website

[AndrewAshling]

Dr. Greger's concern is about American grown rice. Usually (except for California) rice is grown on fields that were used to grow cotton, and arsenic was liberally used. That arsenic is still in the soil and rice absorbs it.
Anyway, that's how I understand it.
I don't think the same is true for Thai Jasmine rice or Italian rice.

[ceeemm]

Funny, I don't eat arsenic anymore because it contains too much rice....

[atomicyang]

I shop asian grocery store. All rice I buy are product of Thailand/Vietnam. These video of "rice bad" very bad messaging. Country I from we eat lots of rice with vegetables, beans and occasional meat. No heart disease, cancer, diabetes. Also rice prep you just rinse, toss in rice cooker, press button. Done 10 min. Fast food. So easy.

[bvmkidt]

I would like to know if in communities or cultures where rice is a stable food, has cancer rates gone up? Like in Asian countries or some latin countries?

[cindy]

Thank you for this, as there is so much conflicting advice. I appreciate hearing both doctor's pros and cons. I first started learning from Dr. Barnard. I'm pleased to hear his information! 👍👍🌱🌱

[DLFfitness]

I limit my rice intake. I can’t imagine taking all those steps to cook something I can avoid.

[deepakhiranandani]

Thanks for another good summing up concise video on an important issue. The point about rotating one's grains could have been added I feel, naming grains and pseudo grains such as wheat berries, barley groats, oat groats, corn, various millets, buckwheat, teff and quinoa. I regularly eat many of these as well as whole brown rice.

[rawfoodphilosophy]

2 experts have a little bit of disagreement, but we can't question either one of them because the media says experts are never wrong. Is experts wherever wrong then we of course should have the right to question and think for ourselves

[jadedk]

Not all rice is the same. It's not so much about rice itself as about where the rice is grown. In the States, for example, most soil is contaminated with arsenic (perhaps except for California), so the rice grown in such soil would have an unacceptably high level of arsenic. But most countries where rice is the main staple, such as Korea, Japan and China, the soil is not as contaminated with arsenic. Moreover, the governments in such countries regularly examine the arsenic level in their rice so that it's maintained within the safe level.

[cathykelly]

During the late 1990s, I ate brown rice almost every day for two years. At one point, I started to develop tremors; so I went to a functional (alternative) doctor who did heavy metal testing on me. It was determined that I was high in arsenic. At the time I had no idea why. In looking back, I realize it was probably due to the rice I was eating every day. I had the arsenic chelated out of my body. Since that time, I have had no further tremors. I love rice, but now limit consumption to maybe twice a month just to be safe.

[wordreet]

Firstly, before cooking YOU MUST RINSE RICE UNTIL THE RINSE WATER IS
I've always done that, and I always rinse again using very hot water after draining off all the pan water. But you could final rinse it with cold water if you're going to refrigerate it.

[rmh]

Dr McDougall has always said you will do just fine eating white or brown rice - and that's good enough recommendation for me.

[fracritel]

So now, how much does all the soaking and pouring off water, and then affect the nutritional value of the rice?

[fifteenbyfive]

"I got cancer bruh."
"No way dude how?"
"Rice."

[Spectoral_on_SPOTIFY]

Does this concern apply to beans and legumes?

[fpcoleman]

I always cook my rice with loads of water and rinse with boiled water when done.
I think this deals with most of the arsenic.
I never cook "closed pan".

[olabanas]

Thanks for comparing those two somewhat opposite opinions. I'll still avoid rice but it was nice to hear what dr Bernard has to say

[Bizzare]

Soaking rice in baking soda can also help eliminate the arsenic problem.

[deejmore]

Nobody will live forever and in some cases a staple food for some countries is unavoidable, a person can restrain/avoid some food but they can and will still die…

[davidthescottishvegan]

The Chinese and other countries where rice is a staple that they have been eating for centuries without issues. I go with Neal Barnard and don't agree with Dr. Greger. Another awesome video Plant Based Science London and thanks for the information.