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Of course it is a gross generalization, talking about the diet of any country usually is. While everyone is focused on rice, the other major bio-accumulator is
by jandrewrogers 3y ago
Of course it is a gross generalization, talking about the diet of any country usually is.
While everyone is focused on rice, the other major bio-accumulator is brassica vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower. Many parts of Asia consume large quantities of both plants daily as staples, which suggests that the risk is low in practice.
- hollerith 3y agoYour Asia observation is relevant only if Asian levels of arsenic in the soil is comprable US levels, but I always thought levels in the soil in the southern US are an order of magnitude or 2 higher.