Rice has arsenic in it - don't freak out, here's the science

[@professionalritard5453]

"If you eat rice 3 times a day..." Me, a southeast asian: *sweats nervously

[@b1v]

It's ok you're not alone little one

[@Fruggu]

Me a South Korean: "Guess I'll die"

[@thelordandsaviorgigachadrr888]

Being indian this is relatable

[@kifan1932]

Me a Vietnamese I don't care i am still gonna eat rice today.

[@jamewakk]

Me, a Swede, phew.

[@brozzi9951]

All us Asians: Guess I’ll die

[@malakkhairy2473]

Considering the fact that Japanese people consume rice almost everyday and have one of the highest life expectancies in the world, I wouldn’t worry about it that much .

[@wohdinhel]

fkn same

[@brunobarbosa3471]

Me, a brazillian: well, i'll die too i guess

[@knockhello2604]

Shut up.

[@jus2cute09]

Literally I’d rather die than not eat rice.

[@sergiulozinschi5389]

Imagine people remembering you for the guy who died from eating rice

[@mauz791]

😬

[@anticringezone1778]

AKA me and all my cousins over in vietnam

[@q23main]

Obituary reads: _Loved rice to death_ ba dum tss

[@ProfesserLuigi]

A true Chinese *salute

[@59BRN]

Actually not that bad

[@LL-bl8hd]

The thing that bothers me the most is that we've known this for at least 10 years and nobody seems to be doing anything about it. Rice companies don't release test results of contaminants in their product (and that's assuming they even bother to test). If you ask them about it they give you meaningless PR about how they "follow all FDA regulations." But the FDA, despite saying they're "concerned" about the issue for years, refuses to take any concrete steps to address it. Consumers don't even have the information to make informed choices. All we have are vague recommendations that California rice might be better, or boiling your rice a certain way could lower the risk. I don't understand how so many people can ignore an issue that affects the food many of us eat every day!

[@nood1le]

Because in today's time, everything is killing us.

[@aoikemono6414]

Because the risks are low and EVERYTHING is a possible carcinogen. You can't even be outside without the risk of skin cancer. Put on sunscreen? That adds a DIFFERENT type of cancer risk. Stay indoors? Your light bulb is probably emitting some other type of cancer causer. Breathe in air? Millions of possible cancer particles. Move out of the city, breathe in natural air from Shangri-la? Who knows what sort of cancerous things are emitted there...

[@manuelp7472]

You mean in the us. In EU, it's the exact opposite

[@chukah9484]

Ag bizniz pay the politicians and lobbyists to shift their focus away

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

@@manuelp7472 how is it different in the EU?

[@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin]

peanut brain: "clothes" enlightened brain: "outfit" galaxy brain: "garments" transcended brain: "FIBROUS OUTER COATING"

[@jamessheppard4372]

🤣

[@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin]

@sookableh watch the video before commenting

[@jamessheppard4372]

@sookableh you won't get it because you're still at peanut level

[@hanoianboy9562]

Why I turn my skin into fiber and stuff them in the skin outer coating before drenching everything in bleach.

[@The13thRonin]

I laughed.

[@ThatGamerDude9000]

"Arsenic is in rice - don't freak out" "Arsenic is also in fruit juices." *Freaks out*

[@cloudstrife7349]

Fruit juice is sugar water with a few vitamins that are abundant in other foods. Anyone who buys and drinks fruit juice is an idiot and doesn't really care about their health in the first place.

[@Halcypian]

Cloud Strife Jfc dude, no one asked nor gives a genuine shit about your assertion of the “kind of people who drink fruit juice,” seriously on a joke comment like this you manage to piss yourself off, on a cooking channel’s video. How desperate are you to find something that triggers you?

[@cloudstrife7349]

Mason Shen lmao who is the one triggered here buddy? go drink your fruit juice kid.

[@ThatGamerDude9000]

@@cloudstrife7349 Obvious troll is obvious.

[@Halcypian]

ThatGamerDude9000 If you didn’t comment I would’ve gone full dipshit on this guy, much appreciated knock to realism my friend!

[@franciscoalmeida7017]

A man ate rice 6 times a day, this is how his organs shutdown

[@abrahamwilberforce9824]

Next week on Chubbyemu

[@EzraTF2]

He suffered from hyperarsemia. Hyper, meaning high; Arse, meaning arsenic; and emia, as in blood. High arsenic levels in the blood.

[@osmanozyurek1195]

Ezra yes

[@nothingxs]

chubbyemu bleeding over

[@Noah-Lach]

​@@abrahamwilberforce9824 A man watched every Adam Ragusea video in 24 hours. This is what happened to his appendix.

[@lucas_teo]

"Why I commit suicide with rice, and NOT cyanide."

[@Kappa_420]

Good one, you made me chuckle :)

[@homog3nic]

lmfao

[@alberteinstein8688]

Nice

[@jareddiazjordan4131]

GG

[@snakeinabox7220]

Whi I commit suicide with a solution of HF and Antamony pentafloride instead of rice

[@Hunter-dr2cr]

"He's draining rice with colander. Haiyaa!" - Uncle Rodger

[@ZY-cr7yg]

So BBC was making rice the healthy way.

[@bopeep268]

Uncle roger doesn't know how to cook rice.

[@MelonMafia1]

@@bopeep268 He's Malaysian, he knows how to cook rice better then you lmao.

[@CircsC]

Uncle Roger is just Asian flavored Ramsay. Personality before substance.@@bopeep268

[@purplegill10]

@@MelonMafia1 He doesn't know how to cook it outside of his cultural context which resulted a lot of uncle rodger fans attacking other cultures around the world for making it "wrong" when that's how it's been done for hundreds of years

[@DM-ql6ps]

I studied this issue in my master's program. Part of the problem is that when soil is waterlogged, like with growing rice, metals become reduced, which makes them a lot more bioavailable to plants. Pretty much any plant that needs waterlogged to conditions is going to have a high risk of heavy metal absorption. There are research groups looking at breeding rice that can grow in dryer soil. This will not only reduce As risks but will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Another consequence of rice growing underwater, is that it emits a lot more greenhouse gases than other grains.

[@dutchvanderlinde658]

Brilliant

[@Lambda_Ovine]

that's interesting, why does it emit more greenhouse gases?

[@DM-ql6ps]

@Roach Dogg JR it emits more methane and N2O because anoxic conditions from flooding the allow for growth of microbes that emit these gases, and fertilizers used for crop an further encourage methanogens and denitrifyers. Methanogens release methane as a by product, these are the same microbes that cause methane emissions from ruminants. Rice accounts for about 10 - 12 % of methane emissions, far more than all other plant foods combined. Overall, rice produces half of all GHGs from crop prodution. It's still less GHGs than animal foods though

[@abrahamdsl]

I worked for IRR.orf and I remember some USAmerican professor Mary Lou Gerinot and her lab were tackling this.

[@JanendraVian]

"Cook your rice in a big pot of water" Me an Asian, cooks my rice in a rice cooker: "guess I'll die"

[@nero4884]

I cook my rice like popcorn

[@OwinBlazer]

@@girlgreenivy He's not trying to boil it thoroughly in water, only sort of poach it. In the end, it matters little (depending on your rice source) as demonstrated by the number of cases of cancer attributed to white rice, but I'm interested in crunchy rice. Getting tired of eating it 3x a day.

[@Solbashio]

@@nero4884 ew wtf

[@scorpioteez233]

@@nero4884 it's literally how you make ricepuff

[@_Myrhl]

Anisa Hna dont u like, deep fry it or something?

[@samliska3664]

Last time I was this early, Adam seasoned his steak.

[@dawsono]

Last time I was this early this was an original comment

[@mauz791]

This joke is stretched so far it could reach the moon

[@samliska3664]

@@dawsono Sorry, I'm subscribing for only about 3 months, and I don't watch comment on every video, so I'm Very sorry, if someone made this exact comment before. I just didn't saw it anywhere, before I've written it.

[@canesugar911]

Sam Liška don't apologise

[@wetraccs5747]

thats impossible he always seasoned his board

[@ludwigziffer6895]

tl;dr: If you eat Basmati rice about twice a month, there is literally nothing to worry about. By the way Adam, can you do one of these videos on baking powder versus baking soda? A lot of recipes use both, a lot of people say you can use baking powder to replace baking soda with but nobody seems to quite agree. I'd really like to hear an informed take from you.

[@ender2034]

Baking powder contains baking soda and a mild acid. Unless you are a professional Baker or doing one of those very very delicate items, you should be fine

[@kilometersperminute4113]

baking powder = baking soda + acid. Because powder is less potent than soda, you need to use 3x (asshole opinion), and skip the pinch of salt in the recipe.

[@o0Avalon0o]

I understand the subject but would love to see Adam's take on it, since he puts a lot more reliable sources than I do, & I _always_ learn something new from his channel. I'm glad he's popular because he's actively educating a lot of us.

[@v7ran]

Here’s something about it: www.cooksillustrated.com/videos/364-baking-powder-vs-baking-soda?extcode=MASCM00L0&ref=new_search_experience_1

[@alessandropangia697]

@@v7ran I still don't understand why people want to substitute one with the other, just buy both, they're very inexpensive and last extremely long...

[@DiveMaiden1]

If people are concerned about losing the vitamins in the soaking & cooking process, they could add some nutritional yeast. It does have a bit of a cheesey flavor when you add it to foods. Goes good on popcorn. It used to be found only in health food stores, but now I can get it at my local Target, and some supermarkets carry it as well Be sure to read the nutritional label to make sure it's fortified with the vitamins you want. Not all brands are. Two brands that I know are fortified are Bragg's and Target's Good & Gather brand.

[@elbertestes9480]

I live in Hawaii. We eat rice daily. We have the longest (or near longest ) lifespan of any state in the union. We eat calrose rice from California, where the paddies where never used for cotton production, and so no arsenic pesticides where used. We follow the Japanese practice of washing and draining the rice 5 to7 times till the water runs clear. This practice dates back to a time when rice was coated, not with a cereal powder like now, but with talcum powder. We now know that talc in nature appears with asbestos, so the washing really saved lives, though asbestos is really injurious if inhaled into the lungs, eating it it passes thru the system. Funny how folk practices turnout to be tangentially beneficial!

[@JanendraVian]

"Arsenic makes you lose IQ points" Me an Asian: "So that's why me stupid"

[@khaho1756]

You, an Asian: “So that’s why me stupid” Me, an Asian: *Impossible*

[@roseradeinc8725]

Kha Ho you stupid or what?

[@dumptruck1091]

@@khaho1756 impossibru

[@ohnoitsbart6387]

@@roseradeinc8725 ok

[@thanhavictus]

That's only what we tell them as a lie

[@bdubble3912]

Last time I was this early, Adam was still my Journalism 101 Professor

[@phrophetsamgames]

brett kozin how was he?

[@rawr2817]

I thought rice just spawned in my Asians mums cupboard

[@hypetrained]

Bitch help her carry that in. She works hard, you need to help out in any way you can.

[@sreshtavulla6927]

W- wait..... You're telling me it _doesn't?_

[@rawr2817]

Morgan Tran My grandma recently passed away, so I’ve been helping with the housework as much as I can. It’s quite hard seeing my mum hurting, so me and my siblings always try and help her.

[@rawr2817]

Sreshta Vulla Apparently it doesn’t

[@CutieMicchan]

@@rawr2817 I liked the joke till you started to look like you want pity

[@funnymanatwork]

Your videos remind me of Alton browns 'good eats', they're super informative and backed with technical science. Even though he didn't regularly have professionals/Doctors come on his program, you somehow manage to have them, which adds such a higher level of credibility to your content. Not only that but it's edited well, you acknowledge your biases on certain topics, and also kinda bring it back to reality and make a point as to why whatever your video is about is significant. Stumbled upon this channel a few weeks ago and am really liking it, keep keeping on man.

[@onyxtay7246]

Government: "There's arsenic in the rice, but we've chosen not to regulate it since that might hurt the industry." Well cancer would probably hurt me, but somehow you're chill with that!

[@jorgejin4840]

Is nice to live in Europe. But always remember "breathing is fun"

[@Ricewarrior01]

Government: "It's unfortunate but we're willing to make that sacrifice."

[@tan9928]

That way people earn money from the food industry and then the health industry when you get cancer. It's all about the money in the USA.

[@Javiervs258]

Murica!

[@vegahunter8]

Cancer is a massively profitable business

[@nicolle2126]

"rinsing your rice won't do anything" me, a filipino: [chuckles] i'm in danger

[@JeezboozXD]

Dude we are fucked. I

[@tenaciousjoda8605]

same here buddy, Salamat

[@nou2960]

So we have chosen *death*

[@patersmurfus3965]

rip

[@ppgabe]

According to www.philrice.gov.ph/phl-rice-safe-from-arsenic/ : "Our local rices are safe as our irrigation water is arsenic-free." "...arsenic levels were below the ICP-OES detection limit of 15 parts per billion (ppb)." "The global “normal” range for arsenic concentration in rice is 80-200 ppb" We're pretty safe.

[@pizzaforpaw]

"if you eat rice ....." me, a Vietnamese person:" i guess ill die "

[@linhviethoang]

pawpawciuty trung yeah everysingle vietnamese atleast 1 time a day, so how are we not dead ?

[@_Myrhl]

We asians that eat rice like three times a day: we shouldve died out years ago Also why arent the students in my class dead yet? Because our school serves brown rice in atleast 2 of the assorted dishes

[@KevinNormalManPerson]

Time Travellar hahhahah please search up “does brown rice contain arsenic?”

[@somekindaokayguy]

as an Asian American I will say this we're fucked

[@taxidriver3298]

Time to die

[@mildlyacidic]

"If you eat rice 3 times a day..." Me as an Asian: does this mean that I've developed immunity? (not serious)

[@fenrirr22]

Against heavy metals, you sadly cannot (unlike against some other poisons)

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

@@fenrirr22 But our rice don't have as much As as China does tho so yeah, plus don't forget about the mountain rice that is planted very dry with little to no water. Of course maybe there is some As in dirt but it is naturally occured

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

gia huy nguyen kim well, most rice are grown by the wet planting method, not the dry mountain ones. And China does export a lot of food stuff.

[@anishabeysiriwardena7611]

This is why Asians wash our rice

[@zaks7]

@@anishabeysiriwardena7611 Washing doesn't help to wash them out. Sri lankans mainly just use rice cookers anyway. Not the recommended method to flush out heavy metals. Have you checked the news about CKDu diseases in North Central?

[@jephilologist]

Filipino: "Well, death it is! Every meal brings me closer to God." Also: "I'm not scared of death. I eat it every day. Three times a day to be exact."

[@gridelinCarver]

This is interesting because Persian rice is cooked almost exactly like this: first soaked in salt water for as long as you can (basically as early as you remember to put it out), then boiled until partially cooked, drained, and then "baked" (steamed in its already existing water, usually with some oil and/or butter added) and the quality to look for is the rice being NOT sticky at all, it's meant to fall through your fingers by the end of it

[@deepb249]

Never heard of Persian rice

[@lukekline9513]

I'm gonna use the phrase, "As a non-baby American", FAR more often

[@ronitbal7924]

"why I season my arsenic, NOT my rice"

[@panzerfan]

>he actually seasons rice

[@DietHuman123]

@@panzerfan r/wooooosh

[@xianjing3256]

@@panzerfan adam seasons his rice, with salt

[@unknowunknown9096]

Fun facts toxic arsenic oxide taste sweet

[@trevorchalker5848]

“It depends on how much rice you eat” Me, a Cajun: “I have chosen death”

[@spa7us]

Ya her me

[@somekindaokayguy]

every Asian too

[@jimjon5083]

You're a C word

[@editname6868]

@@jimjon5083 ?

[@editname6868]

@@jimjon5083 is that… IS THAT A SLUR? I JUST SEARCHED WHAT IT MEANT

[@ughugh9749]

"IT'S NOT A MEAL IF THERE IS NO RICE" -Asians

[@affend4915]

*southeast asian

[@nidium1951]

@@affend4915 Asians*

[@NarutoDivorceArcReal]

@@nidium1951 *asians except russia

[@Raizelen]

@@affend4915 Asians*

[@Raizelen]

@@NarutoDivorceArcReal Russia considered as Europe

[@nis5e]

Welp, guess i'm switching back to potatoes like my ancestors ate.

[@blitsonray813]

Adam: *his main concern is Bangladesh* Me a bangladeshi that eats rice 4 times a day: *FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCK!* Why the fuck does have so many likes da fuq?

[@TyrantsRemedy]

Well then

[@pantrymonster]

RIP, bro 😔🙏🏾

[@hobojump7651]

Poor kid 🥺

[@Zipfei_Kloatscher]

As long as you don't work in a leather tanning factory in e.g. Hazaribagh, you are good to go... 😅

[@yousufmiah8388]

Yallah

[@christopherxie1634]

Me an Asian that eats Chinese rice everyday: Adam: rice might kill you Me: my goals are beyond your understanding

[@colinyang5991]

"Quote from video" Me, as a general stereotype: "Generic meme phrase"

[@leonardoribas6974]

"Generic semi-funny response"

[@aaliyaqureshi9851]

"Acronym and string of emojis"

[@reda.kharoubi]

*double quotes* something something *double quotes*

[@603840Jrg]

"Completely unrelated insult"

[@snushtush]

This should be the top comment

[@Drarok]

Adam, your segues into ads are the absolute best.

[@CH3FTRTL]

I think you probably do a better job with your sponsorship advertisement than any other KZbin channel I can think of. I’m a big fan of your channel, and I really don’t mind listening to the ads. :)

[@BasicallyJesus]

FINALLY Adam shows us his toes. I've been waiting months for this.

[@shubheksha5481]

*screams in Bible*

[@bernardosantos8020]

I’ve been waiting my entire life, knowing that some day, I’d see Adam “vinegar leg on the right” Ragusea’s feet

[@unreal-the-ethan]

dis... gusting?

[@deathstrobe1778]

I can finally nut to his toes

[@bernardosantos8020]

Death Strobe, sir this is a Christian Wendy’s

[@charlie_mario6292]

Bruh, a while ago Adam switched from a coil stove to a glass top electric stove and now he’s back to where he started.

[@aragusea]

Just shooting a bit in my friend's place while my kitchen is under construction.

[@samneibauer4241]

Coil stoves are my personal favorites but glass ones are okay too. What I don't know is how much I should be worried about gas in my house when using a gas stove.

[@rcradiator]

Anyone who has a gas should should also have a range hood. It's practically mandatory unless you want your house smelling like unburnt gas fumes and vaporized oil when you cook.

[@nothingxs]

@@aragusea switching to gas?

[@johncolt2735]

@@rcradiator only had a range hood the past year, lived 20 years cooking without one and never the house has never smelled like gas fumes. I typically closed the gas valve after use though so that may be the case

[@JedwardLinnea]

Perfect timing. I'm in my second year of university, currently reading a course in environmental chemistry and I am currently writing a literature review with the topic "arsenic in rice". All the things you said in this video lines up very nicely with my report, feels reassuring

[@KrisMcCool]

Him : Rice Arsenic content is regional Me : phew Him : Coal contains a lot of arsenic Bangkok, a city powered mostly by coal power plants : Guess we’ll die Him : Jasmine rice doesn’t contain much arsenic Me : phew

[@tasosstamadianos3740]

It would be awesome if you did a video on the various types of yeast! Instant, active dry, etc. Every time I try to make bread I get confused as to what kind of yeast to use and when.

[@donmeza]

Great video, i think the reason you are my favourite food and cooking channel, its because you do other things related to food that are not cooking, and i think these videos featuring university proffesors are great at advocating the use of actual research instead of hearsay when you wanna research something. Keep up the good work!

[@Toblehrone]

"I basically only ever put on pants when I'm gonna be put on camera" - Adam Ragusea, 2020

[@radug8927]

Hi Adam! Can you please do a video about microwave safety? I would like to know your opinion on it. Edit : I know it is safe but there are still so many people that believe that microwaves are bad for you and could "kill the vitamins". Adam could make a video on this topic in order to bring attention to this. Since he does a lot of research, people are more likely to trust him imo

[@wallythewall600]

Uh. Don't stick your head in the microwave or jury-rig it to run with the door open. There. Microwaves don't really do anything to your food except heat them, it doesn't leave "radiation" behind if maybe that's what you were thinking.

[@owl1821]

Radu G visible light is a closer wavelength to harmful things like x rays than microwaves are. you’re fine.

[@mauz791]

DON'T PUT METAL IN IT

[@radug8927]

Sorry, forgot to clarify this.I know it is safe but there are still so many people that believe that microwaves are bad for you and could "kill the vitamins". Adam could make a video on this topic in order to bring attention to this. Since he does a lot of research, people are more likely to trust him imo

[@radug8927]

@@owl1821 I agree. Please read my edit.

[@akoyii]

“If you eat rice three times a day you might want to watch out....” Me an Asian: *Eats rice basically 3 times a day everyday* *PANIC MODE ACTIVATED*

[@ethlenis]

"Cook your rice the way you cook pasta” Rice Cooker: Am i a joke to you?

[@widodoakrom3938]

Lmao but we wash our Rice 🌾

[@stvn___]

Me, reading the title: 😳 Me, eating washed Vietnamese Jasmine rice: 😎 Me, with a dad who smokes: 😳😳

[@magicvibrations5180]

Video idea: Which spots should I cut off my potatoes? Are green spots toxic? Is a sprouting potato safe to eat? I once cut off a weird spot on a potato at a (rural) friends house and got made fun of for being "city folk". I need to know when nasty spots are a health risk and when I'm overreacting. Love the vids!

[@juddvance7721]

Hi Adam, great video. I learned of this about 3 years ago. I was eating rice every day so I solved it by getting rice from California or India. I found Lundberg Family Farms brand is grown in California and is available from Amazon and Walmart.

[@Boyetto-san]

Since I live in the Philippines where rice imports are heavily regulated (although smuggling does occur) to protect local farmers, the only other rice legally imported in large quantities for staple eating is from Vietnam. I have no idea if either the local rice or Vietnamese rice has a big problem with arsenic, but at the very least I'm pretty sure we don't get any rice from those high-risk places you talked about. Not even China, despite the proximity.

[@MikeTyson-op9og]

Adam, would you ever consider uploading the full-length interviews that you conduct with the experts that you source for these videos? I know I'd personally enjoy watching you interact with these highly knowledgeable folks. Regards and love the content as always.

[@tofudrien5545]

"You probably don't know where your rice came from" *laughs in asian who has their own rice field*

[@tarsierontherun]

Look at Mr. Feudal Lord over here.

[@LindaGailLamb.0808]

Now you just need to test to see just how much arsenic *_your own_* rice field has ☺. I wish I had my own *cocoa bean plantation* 😁. But I don't think they'd grow very well here in Canada.

[@nipuniperera9918]

Then you have some control over the arsenic level.

[@sayemali1565]

"If you eat rice 3 times a day.." Me from Bangladesh: "Guess, I'll die"

[@charlie_mario6292]

Last time I came this early I became a father

[@HesiGrinds]

WalnutTime pff

[@Aquatica84]

Lol

[@jamewakk]

Yeah, could have used a condom. But how do you do that with rice?

[@full-timepog6844]

@@jamewakk it's like putting your phone in rice.....

[@jamewakk]

@@full-timepog6844 it draws out liquid? I thought that that was the original problem...

[@Harshal378]

In my high school, I came to know how heavy metal poisoning can occur in wheat, rice, millets and maize. Rice gets the highest rating in poisoning and wheat at lowest, in accordance with the amount of moisture in the crop. A single crop of maize uses about 200 litres of water in a single season, most of it gets evaporated as transpiration loss and hence the crop retains the inorganic substances from the soil.

[@kiantamar]

6:25 That's the first half of *Persian* recipe for cooking (Basmati) rice.

[@Christopher_Gibbons]

I am listening to this on the way home from buying a 25 pound bag of rice, from Arkansas. Yay!

[@Junedmx]

In India we buy 25KG bags In pounds it would be around 60 pounds that's good for 2 months for family of four

[@Merlmabase]

Another great food system science video! Two suggestions: you might consider subtitling those iffy skype calls with heavily-accented experts. Also, white rice on a white map doesn't make for a great visual aid. :)

[@alexrobertson35]

I'm from northern ireland and even I cant understand some of the thicker accents

[@virtualabc7847]

He has captions on all his videos.

[@ronangreene3000]

I'm eating rice and he features a guy from Belfast (where I'm from) coincidence, I think yes.

[@pradeepkumar-qo8lu]

Hotel ? *_T R I V A G O_*

[@mylifeisaparty]

Yes, I think so.

[@ruthsteen6943]

Has the accent too

[@Tommie_the_wrath_of_Khan]

I’m cutting back on rice in my diet. No, I’m not worried about arsenic. I’m just replacing the majority of my carbs with squash and other veggies. Do you have any good spaghetti squash recipes or other healthy options to cut carbs down?

[@Max-cs1dn]

The average As content in Chinese rice is 0.114mg/kg, about half of the EU limit of 0.2mg/kg and even lower than the Californian average of 0.17mg/kg. Putting it 2-4x lower than from any other Asian countries and 5x below the Australian & New Zealand standard. Washing the rice for a few mins can reduce its arsenic content by 10%. The most effective way is to soak it over night, boil it at 1:5 rice to water ratio and drains it after done which can remove 80%+ of the arsenic. If you don’t wanna over hydrate the rice, simply rinse, boil and drain with at least 5x of rice weight water can remove 60%. Even without all the hassle, you’re really looking at about 0.0x mg/kg of arsenic which is 2-10x lower than the EU health recommendation. Calm down.

[@ricefieldworker7745]

When you’re asian and watch this video: *sweats in rice*

[@maartenherrmann]

I'm totally freaking out. I mean a new Video after a hard day. Who wouldn't freak out?

[@Trixxine]

The rice that you get from South Asian countries to the West are of export quality so there really is no need to worry about eating rice every day. My father is 90 and has had rice every day for the last 88 years both in the Bangladesh and in the west. The Bangladeshi rice is grown in irrigated soil that retains a lot of the arsenic (low levels that are from natural sources anyway) so the rice is fine for daily consumption. The concern in Bangladesh lies in the arsenic contaminanted wells that are used as daily drinking water. Asians in the west watching this video can breathe now.

[@manuel0578]

1:13 how can you eat rice 20 times A WEEK?! let alone as a child of ages 0 - 6?! and that's in the US too. eating too much of the same thing is always a bad idea. as an added bonus a varied diet also limits your exposure to toxins that might be in any single product.

[@tokuyou3811]

in places where food scarcity, in terms of diverse foods and relative healthiness, is low rice would be very accomodating in baby foods and other processed meals. its cheap and abundant, and maybe even subsidized. this means you would find a lot of food products that contain rice.these poorer areas cant get healthy food practices because they cant afford it or aren't given it or access to it is much harder than we would have it. so eating the same cheap foods is what sustains you, but can also be very hazardous to your health. rarely this kind of stuff is less of an issue if youre privileged to live in better conditions than people who do have this problem. but this is why it can be so concerning. in rural poor areas they might amass a lot of toxins they might be unaware of, or worse, are aware of but are unable to combat it in meaningful ways. telling people about it, incredulous as it is, is really important to do. and not just lay it on personal responsibility that they change their ways. they're the ones getting fucked here, they were never the issue. its those companies that dont make this information widely available, that let this go unchecked. the lobbyists who make sure politicians let it slide in laws they pass. thats where your ire should be aimed at

[@wingbeltcreations5455]

This is really interesting. I'm an 18 year old from a Hispanic family. I've eaten white rice most days of the week for most of my life, and we don't cook or prepare it in any special way. The risk is certainly there for my family, but my family has very low rates of cancer and bladder issues, mainly heart disease is the problem on both sides. That likely has to do with having a balanced diet surrounding the rice, and also that we eat smaller portions compared to most people, making the impact more minimal.

[@jareddiazjordan4131]

"Why I commit suicide with rice, and not with other methods."

[@NotiaRS]

3:50 Happy to see jasmine rice from my country (Thailand)

[@DalgonaC]

Jasmine is the best rice. Just bought 4.5 kgs. Yum

[@o0Avalon0o]

I keep finding more reasons to add to the list of my stupidity... - Possible arsenic exposure (baby rice) - Possible lead exposure, old green paint. - 3rd child, factory's left U.S.' poor jobless - Dropped on head as a baby, got up ok. - Fell far onto school's cement playground. - Fell down steep ladder/ stairs. - Parents violently divorce over 7 years, leaving me to be quasi-adopted by my best friends family, since there was no way I could support myself yet.

[@boutrosboutrosboutrosboutros]

We buy fancy rice in BKK. its a bit more but if you buy 15kilo at a time its not really still a good deal. You can get organic clean rice in Thailand if you are willing to pay for it Adam is right. Brown rice is not very popular in Thailand Oh, and the magic spoon cereal is really good! a bit pricy but very nice quality. I think some of the flavors would be great to make cereal bars, with almond butter and or marshmallows

[@aspengregory6078]

As a non-baby American who eats rice often, I appreciated this video.

[@theincrediblefox]

Came for the great, delicious and (not always) easy to make recipes, stayed for the well researched and interesting information about food in general. Fantastic work you do here, thanks a lot!

[@anandbhalerao8130]

5:23 " few more years" My dad: it should atleast last two decades.

[@CometEmperor]

Hey Adam, i love these informational videos. Would like to see one about the myths and facts surrounding soy and estrogen. Keep it up.

[@joshuahancock5306]

Comet soy is the same as the whole rice thing, it’s good as long as eaten in moderation, and not a ton a day. There’s specific measurements of what’s appropriate that I know are out there, but in general a ton of it is bad because it contains anti nutrients that can block the digestion of calcium, iron, and protein. Another big concern of soy, and why it has such a bad rep is because of it’s estrogen. However, most scientific studies stating that this will affect a man’s testosterone levels have been debunked for misinformation. The truth is, studies have shown a diet containing soy products didn’t affect any testosterone levels in men of any ages.

[@arcturusvolt475]

As a Bangladeshi, watching him state the arsenic risk in eating rice .... while eating rice was a terrific experience to say the least I was just looking at me plate like "...ok"

[@Max-cs1dn]

Also, it’s fair to point out that arsenic is in pretty much all the things we eat. Seafood is full of it due to industrial pollution. Other grains and produce like wheat, lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, apples… contain arsenic too, just in smaller amounts from a 10th to a 30th. Rice crops just absorb more of it. It doesn’t mean cutting down rice completely all of a sudden you consume no or less arsenic. It’s all about how much food you eat which is why non-rice eaters can well end up consuming more arsenic than rice eaters.

[@hoanghaile2130]

Me: worries about eating rice 3 times a day Also me: ohhh the Guinness world record for the oldest person is hold by a Japanese

[@funkysagancat3295]

well she could have lived more if she ate something else

[@peachcandie]

@@funkysagancat3295 💀💀

[@seigennn9978]

Green tea and genmaicha

[@thebasiclife4319]

U.S.A thinks themselves they know everything, USA shouldn't eat rice hehehe u better stick with ur diet like being carnivorous

[@orangenade3707]

@@thebasiclife4319 i live in america and thats not true but like if you wash your food and cook it its good like meat you have to clean it out properly before u eat it and im not even from america im born there though

[@vanpham5102]

Adam: if you eat rice 3 times a day this is something that you might want to be thinking about Me: *fearful asian noise*

[@randomprozimity]

I mean.. been eating that amount of rice every day for 18 years... disappointed why I'm still alive

[@vanpham5102]

Random Prozimity same

[@DanielLopez-ob9jz]

"Arsenic makes you lose iq points" Guess Adam forgot about us asians.

[@GamerboiJared]

3:40 LET’S GO SOMEONE MENTIONED US!!!

[@melanezoe]

As an East Texan who is celiac and thus eats rice as my main grain, thanks for this info. I think I’ll go back to Paleo (which I did for two years before restaurant Chinese food lured me off the path).

[@barchtic]

Rice: So you’ve chosen death.

[@rairai3922]

adam, im not sure if you did these but could you do explaining on the two other macro nutrients? (carbohydrates and protein), I'd love to hear more on these since I learned a lot about fats from you.

[@fikhrimaheswarat.3905]

Me, an asian that eat rice more than 3 times a day: "I am stronk"

[@ahmednassri6271]

you forgot a very chunky portion of rice eater especially in america : bodybuilders , pretty much every dietary plan contains large amounts of rice and they eat it 5 to 6 times a day

[@dastardlyexpressions]

I'm a little confused as to why you chose to quantify the risks only at the end of the video. The entire time I'm being told how to mitigate risk, I have no context for how much risk I would be mitigating.

[@vashner]

damn adam! you lookin MEATY my guy. keep up liftin' the weights, king

[@sikinsokin]

Let us translate this into different languages, please! This is especially important information for countries that eat lots of rice.

[@madthumbs1564]

I've known about this for years; he's not the source of this information. It's in apple and grape juice as well, meaning it's also in that wine he cooks with.

[@sikinsokin]

mad thumbs // I know, and I’ve also known about this for a long time. I just thought the video was a nice summary and it had a solution to the problem.

[@videogamebomer]

@@madthumbs1564 Did you expect him to conduct an official scientific study

[@thegirlwhowearspants7282]

Me: at least I still have rice Adam: hold my wine

[@scaredofghosts6813]

I hate how regusea left out the fact that most municipal water providers in the US have high levels of arsenic to begin with..rinsing arsenic rice with more arsenic water lol

[@colindorsey7244]

As an expecting father, this has been your most beneficial video yet. Thank you for this

[@gunzing9905]

Asians: *chuckles* Im in danger.

[@yonisabdull]

Last time i was this early there were no ‘last time i was this early’ jokes in the comments

[@AaronTsuii]

I think I’ve lost more IQ points from the entire education system than from rice

[@markiangooley]

Rice sold at Dollar Tree is from Brazil or occasionally Uruguay, if you can trust the label. 2 lbs for $1, long grain white rice. No idea about arsenic...

[@clorofolle]

I have celiac disease and struggle to find good whole grains that are gluten free, cheap and nutritious, and have settled on wholegrain rice, so this is good information for me!

[@6942-i2i]

Me:*sees title Me:*sweats in Asian

[@oumardiop1]

asians, africans, south americans, basically everyone outside of the us, gg guys lol

[@Aren365]

But most Asian countries are the healthiest in the world and live the longest and they eat rice almost ever meal so I don't think it's a big deal

[@eyalbinstock4885]

Yes alot of asian countrys are healthy but that doesn't mean that arson in rice isn't a problam just that it's not so bad that it outweighs all the healthy things that asians eat

[@tugloo1]

That's kind of the point of this video. There's arsenic in it but it's not something you need to worry about substantially. The sugar I eat is certainly more dangerous to my risk of developing cancer or diabetes.

[@goodman854]

@@eyalbinstock4885 what are you talking about that's not how that works. Eating more healthy stuff doesn't out weigh or undo other poisons.

[@ender2034]

@@goodman854 if arsenic in roce increases your chances of cancer by 10% but the rest of your diet reduces it by 20% you still have a 12% points lower chance to get cancer than the average

[@bergsdal]

What about the japanese that eat a lot of rice?

[@gregbolls7815]

I have rice 3 times a month. I soke overnight and cook in 3 times water to rice, rinse and let drain. Once drained toss in pan with butter and let dry out bit before serving.

[@lilms4062]

Can we appreciate how smooth and clever that sponsor transition was