Bite of Arsenic, with Kathryn Cottingham
EHP: The Researcher's Perspective
English - May 01, 2012 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5.44 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNatural Sciences Science environmental health science natural sciences raleigh Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Many organic foods and high-energy products are sweetened with brown rice syrup as an alternative to high-fructose corn syrup. Consumers who eat these products may be avoiding high-fructose corn syrup, but they also may be exposed to arsenic that's been absorbed by the rice plants from which the syrup is made. In this podcast, Kathryn Cottingham talks with host Ashley Ahearn about her recent market-basket study of products containing brown rice syrup and other rice-based ingredients. Arsenic was detected in all the products tested, although Cottingham cautions it's too soon to say what this means in terms of potential health effects. Visit the podcast webpage to download the full transcript of this podcast.