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>I put a (stupidly unnecessary it seems) moratorium on my children eating rice because of this scare story Meh, it's hard to undo heavy metal poisoning. You ca
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
>I put a (stupidly unnecessary it seems) moratorium on my children eating rice because of this scare story
Meh, it's hard to undo heavy metal poisoning. You can lift the embargo against the rice with no permanent harm done.
I'm surprised this guy didn't catch his error. He should have known something was up when his control sample also tested too high, or changed.
- ern 13y ago>Meh, it's hard to undo heavy metal poisoning. You can lift the embargo against the rice with no permanent harm done. I think I made the logical choice at the time, based on the info available, by stopping rice. For my wife, the inconvenience of replacing our primary form of starch outweighed the long-term risks of brain damage to the children (most people do seem to be short-term thinkers), and it was a hard sell. I am now regarded as The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Even if, say, arsenic was found to be a problem in rice, it will be difficult convincing anyone else. The harm done is the loss of credibility.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoI don't eat rice from mainland china if I can avoid it; I prefer Thai or Taiwanese rice when available. Of course, this can be very hard considering that 99% of the restaurants don't have anything else.