Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science. These ...

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Climate change raises toxic arsenic in rice, significantly increasing serious future health risks across Asia by 2050.

Brown rice has more nutrients but also more arsenic, which may be risky for young children. Nutrition and food safety should ...

Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions ...

Researchers have found that brown rice contains 15 percent higher levels of arsenic, a toxic metal linked to cancer and brain damage. For the average healthy adult, it might not make much difference.

Recent Michigan State research found brown rice has higher levels of arsenic - including the more toxic inorganic kind - than white rice in the US. The levels aren’t a major concern for most adults.

Brown rice contains more nutrients than white rice, but also higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known health risk. A US ...