Where Does the Arsenic in Rice, Mushrooms, and Wine Come From?

[@williamclark5647]

Best channel on KZbin.

[@mr.bread3circus]

Chef Chefington GOTTA check out Dr. Bergmans lectures too 👍👍.... Excellent lectures regarding health & dis-ease.

[@natureasintended]

Does Dr.Bergman promote a plant diet?

[@mr.bread3circus]

natureasintended Yes. Check'em out.... I'm vegan myself

[@natureasintended]

Oh no, he promotes ketosis. Dr.Greger has shared the science showing how harmful this is.

natureasintended, he hasn't. Dr. Michael Greger is preparing a webimar on fasting. FWIW, nutritionfacts. org/video/is-caloric-restriction-good-for-you [Remove gap between dot and "org"] nutritionfacts. org/video/why-do-we-age

[@AdamIsMyNameO]

It's like the second-hand smoke of the meat industry.

[@veganreach2267]

Adam great comment!

[@magicalsimmy]

Well said, dude!

[@soulsociety5768]

This really pisses me off, not your comment but what the meat industry is doing. Not only are they causing unnecessary suffering and death, but they're affecting human health too. Like how can they sleep at night knowingly doing this sorta shit to not only animals but human beings. I guess money really is addictive.

[@Nicholas-f5]

Meat is the new smoking stigma for sure.

[@ambas3193]

Wow, what a coincidence that we both commented on / and related this to smoking....After I commented I read this (your) comment below PEACE

[@VeganFootsoldier]

So we can largely blame meat eaters for fucking up our rice and mushrooms

[@ricky7396]

Yup add it to the list of things that those practices mess up for everyone. E coli in our Spinach etc.

[@veg]

Yep, they hurt everything that can be hurt!

[@mariah_7654]

Footsoldier Well blame isn't the answer, but I can't stop you.

[@bagiee1]

Their argument that, "its my choice to eat whatever i like, so let me eat whatever i like and mind your own business"...is no longer valid.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

I may be going frugivore even sooner now...

[@aaronverran1360]

and carnists always complain about vegans "forcing our beliefs" sure, subsidies, arsenic, trips to the hospital for family members, etc....

[@jefflebowski918]

Factory farming is disgusting, in Central CA they have large farms that you can smell for miles away. To be fair CA rice has lower arsenic than rice from the south.

[@aegisfate117]

The south had a lot of cotton plantations (surprise) and those places used a lot of arsenic. The rice sucks it up from the soil.

[@ambas3193]

Yes, Norco is discusting....I laugh at the commercials on tv that state that Calif cheese comes from "happy cows" Anyone living in or around Norco knows that's a lie.

[@anealin]

now we'll have to find places where soil has never been fertilized with chicken poop treated with As and damaged by arsenic pesticides. Then, we still have to find out whether they grow rice there. And if we are lucky, we buy it. I already imagine "As-free guaranteed" expensive rice on the shelves. I better go and try planting my own rice in my garden next year...

[@PaulGreen11]

Most Important Channel on KZbin.

[@RONAKAWEED]

Now this just pissed me off...grrrrrrrr

[@natureasintended]

Just do your best, sweet potatoes, lentils (buy frozen spiced), oats, fruits, quinoa, corn. www.jeffnovick.com/RD/Articles/Entries/2012/10/11_Arsenic_&_Rice__What_You_Can_Do.html

[@coffee-fueledcritic6666]

+natureasintended, ha that's basically my diet. Lentils and sweet potatoes make up a significant portion of my calories. Then I fill in the rest with the daily dozen so I get my nuts and seeds, fruits, and cruciferous vegetables. Couldn't be happier. Eat out so infrequently now.

[@destressfrlyf843]

natureasintended many thanx for providing viable options

[@roshni_saxena]

Is the arsenic toxicity in wine also present in grapes? Thank you. -grape lover here

[@flowergirl7662]

Yeah I love grapes!

[@kanayamaryam4251]

Maybe it's the alocohol, not the grapes itself, but that wouldn't make sense since Doc specifically said wine for arsenic toxicity, instead of all alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, etc. So...I have no idea.

[@victoriawong4509]

I'd really like to know too

[@jefflebowski918]

Yes it's in the grapes.

[@gwynedd1]

only the meat grapes.

[@barzinio92]

What about arsenic in non-american rice? I'm french

[@veg]

Go vegan, for the sake of my life!

[@moonlightontheriver]

go vegan for the sake of EVERYONES life, especially our friends, the animals :)

[@gwynedd1]

What the hell are you talking about? There would be no animals. Not sure how you plan to feed people's cats and dogs either..

[@cgpatti7133]

Lichtblick No

[@gwynedd1]

TheFengLord, You think that those animals would exist if they were not eaten, idiot.

[@TheHadMatters]

@gwynedd1 I know it sounds hard to believe, but the world fauna functioned just fine before human kind came up with the idea of breeding 200,000 chickens to lock them up in one barn.

[@jeanne553]

Why is it legal for any company to produce products containing arsenic to be fed to chickens and cattle? Why is it legal to use arsenic laden fertilizers on food crops? Our system makes no sense. Who's in charge of this mess?

[@Clarkfamilyorchards]

What about rice from Thailand, Pakistan, India? I never buy rice from the U.S.

[@gartbull]

I purchase brown basmati rice grown in India.

[@natureasintended]

www.jeffnovick.com/RD/Articles/Entries/2012/10/11_Arsenic_&_Rice__What_You_Can_Do.html

[@danieldang2a31]

I hear there are problems with foreigners mishandling the rice. Guess they have mold growing on it or something

[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

Veganomix buy Indian rice.

[@NGC6144]

Daniel Tucker I think this is the issue of mold setting in and producing aflatoxin in rice after being nibbled by insects. I believe this is the reason for higher liver cancer in that part of the world.

[@shiningeunoia3555]

So what about arsenic levels in rice from India or China?????

[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

shining eunoia lower, buy rice from India and Thailand.

[@nancybeard812]

If arsenic is in the wine, wouldn’t it also be in the grape juices?

[@blessedbygod3430]

WOW just WOW...and I love both rice and mushrooms! Time to find a substitute for both...

[@lauriearmer6034]

thank you Dr. Greger.

[@natureasintended]

At least as plant eaters, we avoid saturated animal fat, build up of environmental toxins in animal flesh, naturally occurring hormones, plus other harmful aspects you list, as well as avoiding contribution to environmental destruction caused by animal farming, and suffering caused to people in the third world who can't afford to buy their own grain when it is sold for animal farming! Nutrition Facts FTW!

[@natureasintended]

Dr. McDougall to the rescue! www.drmcdougall.com/2014/12/31/arsenic-in-rice/

[@RadiantHealthForAll]

How about a series on potassium bromate in wheat flour and if it occurs in any other products such as pesticides, beauty products, etc? I'd also be interested to know if it's true that bromine can bind with iodine receptors since they are both halogens.

[@minimalistnature4866]

I second this

[@easyveganrecipes1623]

yes

[@alignandrestore7472]

Let's learn more about bromate

[@NatureImmersion]

Good idea for a series

[@johanaeguia7792]

thanks for subtitles

[@marianamarques4934]

What about europe

[@RadiantHealthForAll]

Still waiting for the series on fasting!

[@robertkopp873]

I remember hearing years ago of a beer company in Malaysia including traces of arsenic as a preservative. Is any level of arsenic, "safe"?

[@jefflebowski918]

They also use formaldehyde as a preservative. No level of inorganic Ar is safe but you can tolerate small levels of organic Ar.

[@moonlightontheriver]

is rice from india loaded with arsenic ?

[@freshlyvegan1404]

I literally just bought rice and mushrooms an hour ago and I watched this when I got home. FML

[@eelkeaptroot1393]

Makes me happy to hear Europe is slightly safer. Though I've heard they used to apply mercury here to kill bugs....

[@sunnypepper4777]

it would be helpful if Dr. G would tell us what is our best course of action, or at least what he's doing given this knowledge. Buy CA rice? Which brand? Skip rice altogether?

[@natureasintended]

Do what you can afford, I guess, obviously keeping a plant diet. I hope my link above might help too.

[@intralimpidus6216]

Dr Greger should be coming out with more videos on arsenic in rice soon, so they should hopefully answer your questions.

[@RLee-yt4cm]

Dr. Greger- Nutrition facts: what is the best way to prep rice (to lessen arsenic exposure)

[@Psaltrymom]

Not sure why, but the links for other arsenic & rice videos are not linking. :-)

[@rodrigsantsil]

I read a similar article years ago that said white rice has way lower arsenic than whole rice.

[@veganreach2267]

I love the information in your videos but I just noticed how great the editing and illustrating is. Keep up the great work!

[@6242-j1z]

Is it the same in Europe, UK?

[@cooperativ]

I don't get it why people are so negative about vegans and vegan food. I love vegan food, all the salads and veggies and different beans, it all goes so well with my pork, beef and lamb. Mmmmm, epic!

[@zentex99]

NF you are the best!

[@Retro_Fear]

Organic brown rice from another country?

[@natureasintended]

www.jeffnovick.com/RD/Articles/Entries/2012/10/11_Arsenic_&_Rice__What_You_Can_Do.html

[@origamighost]

what's the diff between inorganic arsenic and organic arsenic? Isn't one much less toxic?

[@jefflebowski918]

Inorganic Ar was added to pesticides and antibiotics, it is easily absorbed and your body can't excrete it(like mercury and lead). Organic Ar is naturally occurring and is bound to the husk and fiber of grain, most of it is removed when grain is processed. It also isn't absorbed easily, most of it passes harmlessly through your digestive system. Inorganic Ar = toxic at any level Organic Ar = harmless at low levels

[@jonahbert111]

grapes go into grape juice too.

[@b8665]

Anyone know any gluten free rice options

[@sportydiver]

Does activated charcoal bind to arsenic to eliminate it from our bodies. Please offer solutions.

[@GooseTheFlick]

Can you make a video on histamines, brain fog and how diet relates to alertness? I have exams soon, so I want to naturally increase my alertness and capacity to study for hours and hours every day.

[@veganreach2267]

Rice is also one of the top 5 foods that generates methane. It's unbelievable but true. Limit rice consumption until we can find a way to do it sustainably.

[@Apollo440]

Am I the only one thinking, while hearing about the year something was banned but still is in your food : (you'd better take the kids from the monitors now!) Those fu***rs!

[@DebateCentrals]

Rice and mushrooms are my staple... wtf do I do?

[@natureasintended]

See my ideas above

[@henceqed]

are there any tricks like back with the lead videos that one can do to limit or pull out the arsenic that you eat and have accumulated already?

[@DomSchu]

I've been wondering about this for a while. Glad you've finally confirmed the arsenic scare in rice is mostly from chicken.

[@marthabarbosa5495]

Gratidão por conter legenda em Português-BR 🙏. Sou nova no canal e adoro os assuntos abordados. Continue assim! Parabéns!!! 👏👏👏

[@juXncho456DgX]

love dr greger

[@natureasintended]

Dr. Greger, a lot of people in the comments section are suddenly feeling stressed out. How about an upbeat note to eat a varied plant diet, including potatoes, sweet potatoes, lentils, varied grains, beans, soy, fruits, etc? Plant-based evidence / paleo diet 9 June 2013 · "The most important support for my conclusion that we are starch-eaters is based on an observation that you can easily validate for yourself: All large populations of trim, healthy people, throughout written human history, have obtained the bulk of their calories from starch. Examples of thriving people include, Japanese and Chinese in Asia eating sweet potatoes, buckwheat, and/or rice, Incas in South America eating potatoes, Mayans and Aztecs in Central America eating corn, and Egyptians in the Middle East eating wheat.Historical Examples of Grain-Based, Starch-Based, Diets Barley - Middle East for 11,000 years Corn - Central and South America for 7000 years Millet - Africa for 6,000 years Oats - Middle East for 11,000 years Sorghum - East Africa for 6,000 years Rice - Asia for more than 10,000 years Rye - Asia for 5000 years Wheat - Near East for 10,000 years" www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2008nl/jan/grains.htm

[@xerxes666]

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[@kentschultz367]

Lesson learned: nothing's safe :/ I'll just eat air :x

[@natureasintended]

Just do your best

[@nene5857]

I'm sure rice and mushrooms aren't the only crops being affected by the aresnic run-off from chicken waste. Other fruits and vegetables are more thank likely being contaminated too. Eating healthy shouldn't be so complicated.

[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

Buy rice from India and Thailand. No worries about arsenic.

[@moonlightontheriver]

wheres your proof ?

[@DameNelson]

Dr G, where is the fasting webinar you were telling us you were going to do a couple months ago? Looking forward to getting the facts.

[@okayjosem]

Damn... just... wow

[@abcdefg-xm7dc]

GUESS I NEED SOME MUSHROOM SEEDS

[@tamcon72]

Horrifying! Yet another case of omnivore eating habits ruinng life for the rest of us, even though we're trying to be more diligent. Thanks, meaters![sarcasm] TFP, NF.

[@gwynedd1]

I blame vegans

[@paleozyzz8565]

I know there's reason to panic but the bright side is quiona is not effected

[@veganreach2267]

Tyler Morales lifting the 3rd world out of poverty is so lame. Maybe we should just ignore them all and let them live in absolute squalor. As in most crops, the demand will level out and the price will come down. Counties export pricing and regulations also have a big part to play. Which, wasn't mentioned in your opinion piece article.

[@paleozyzz8565]

Vegan Reach your right I'm eating quiona cause it's cleaner then rice

[@veganreach2267]

Nextlevel Vegan I love how people criticize others for buying, say, non-fairtrade clothing when our dollars improve the lives worldwide of nearly every industrial sector in existence.

[@paleozyzz8565]

Vegan Reach yeah but at the end of the day we do more then meat eaters

[@veganreach2267]

Nextlevel Vegan agreed! 100%

[@outsidestuff4867]

So if I buy rice from say, Thailand is that better? or does it matter? I love rice and I buy rice from Thailand for the most part.

[@davidb2206]

Thailand was still using DDT in the mid 1990's. Don't know about now.

[@Donna_Dana]

No more brown rice? :(

[@ClutchDoctor591]

Dana nooooo ill eat it anyway

[@gaanitanadeh672]

Does all rice contain Arsenic? What about pasta?

[@calvinburr1248]

This is just one of a million examples of why the great dynamo of Capitalism must be restrained and regulated. It costs money to protect people from harm, and profit motivated businesses will never spend that money unless they are forced to with strict laws and equally strict oversight. The Ultra-conservatives who advocate free enterprise and free markets with little to no government interference seem oblivious to the harm that unregulated Capitalism will always create....even though history provides example after example proving it.

[@amitabhaelliott]

Anyone have any idea if rice from Thailand is safe?

[@jefflebowski918]

Yes it's safe, most rice from Asia has low levels of Ar.

[@davidb2206]

Thailand was still using DDT, legally, when I was there.

[@ambas3193]

Yeah! Keep the facts coming :-)Love your sense of humor. Food industry is made up of Liars and are as bad as the cigarette companies back in the day before they were made to label how bad it was. As for me, it was common sense not to smoke. However, for very young adults in the 60's, such as my dad-who is living with cancer, it was surprisingly not a well known health problem. Back then you would even see doctors smoking in hospitals.

[@babyp328]

So if I have drunk my share of largely South American and Australian wines am I AS screwed?

[@natureasintended]

Not if you are starting afresh today.

[@natureasintended]

See his How Much Alcohol is Safe video (none)

[@lemurianchick]

There's something problematic about the narrator's statement. To be certified organic (as opposed to pesticide-free) the soil has to be three years in the making. You don't just stop using pesticides.

[@alexandram.3974]

What do we eat????😞😰😓

[@Joseph1NJ]

I guess the point of this video was to answer the question. But no recommendations? I mean, of what value is the video without any?

[@natureasintended]

See my suggestions above.

[@orlandorivas5633]

Lol, what are we supposed to eat now? Always something!

[@yellowbmblbee]

yum... :/

[@safardebon9720]

You can't just do one thing - every freaking thing is inter-connected!

[@gfy2979]

Who's having chicken & rice for dinner? with mushrooms and wine of course!

[@tomasjednochalupsky8029]

ok, how about kids drinking rice-wine, Doc? That's like 2:0, and our smart future is damned, even if we've got the so called smart-phones ready.

[@hakunamatata1352]

Raisins, anyone?

[@natureasintended]

Tinned figs!!!! So good!!!

[@davidb2206]

Most are treated with sulfites.

[@Kolian1274]

What about rice from India As everybody knows most of rice come from India especially basmati rice

[@Nicholas-f5]

Not from pesticide laden cotton fields? (before watching)

[@IRosamelia]

okay so I'll stop giving wine to the kids. Note taken

[@carbrock.2854]

Personal choice tho.

[@LauraLaura-ee1yw]

Maybe they were worried about the IQ of children thinking that the mother could drink the wine while pregnant (I know, they shouldn't but many still do), and affect the child's nervous system. It would be interesting to know what levels of Arsenic are in the European and Australian wines compared to USA. Very informative video, thank you.

[@hakunamatata1352]

Laura Laura maybe the kids are just eating the raisins? Just guessing - I always sort of imagined that raisins are the grapes that weren't deemed good enough for wine making... ?☺?

[@LauraLaura-ee1yw]

That could be too, Jenny Johnsson...you are right :)

[@pldl200]

The only reason I would ever go vegan is to save the environment, not for the health benefits. Any diet which doesn't contain processed foods and full of vegetable, fruits and nuts are not going to ruin the body, be it high fat low carb, high carb, high protein or anything. But the problem is too much involvement of hormones to increase milk or meat production, now we have the same thing happening with crops, pesticides and hormones and GM. You can't win. The best approach is to eat as natural and least processed form, from a good farm be it meat or vegetable. But at the end of the day, we all know there are too many humans on this planet earth. Won't mind people dying because of no or false knowledge. Humans are not good for planet earth anyway.

[@anniec5618]

so what the f do we do

[@natureasintended]

I hope my comments above might help

[@luisroque3213]

So what does someone who enjoys rice abd mushrooms do??????!!!!!!!

[@paleozyzz8565]

Luis Roque quiona and tofu 🤔?

[@luisroque3213]

Nextlevel Vegan ok sounds good thanx

[@natureasintended]

frozen spiced lentils, more sweet potatoes, smoothies, oats, corn

[@luisroque3213]

Nextlevel Vegan but isnt quinoa a crop just like rice?

[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

Luis Roque Rice from India and Thailand.

[@ihatwyou]

oh no. I love rice 😕

[@STarCRAFT4BRITS]

It comes from chicken

[@Rpking009]

I wish I was a breatharian.

[@natureasintended]

Just do your best

[@juliag.chance3457]

Disturbing.

[@elbt101]

No such thing as a smug vegan, darn.

[@SupercovenGW2]

HAPPY HEALTH VEGAN TWINS sent me here to tell you that the ARSENIC IN RICE IS A MYTH

[@oxenbarnstokkriii8152]

um ya.. those two worthless robots shouldnt be listened to. its for old fake hippies. i watched their "Rice is Safe, Arsenic is a republican plot" videos.. fucktards. just keep with Dr. Greger

[@jasonk.6834]

Why does he talk like he's constipated? Always starting sentences with, "Eeeeh ... eeeh ... eeeh."

[@frodothehobo9938]

This is completely false and provably so. It is illegal in the US to give pork or poultry antibiotics. Cows are different, but cows are huge animals. One or two antibiotic pills won't make the meat unsafe to eat. If you're going to claim to be a health expert you should atleast do some research.

[@whatthefunction9140]

I dont like farmers anymore.

[@swizzleproxi4810]

You worry too much

[@dannyb6276]

dirty burd

[@ritasuave7036]

This smug narrator doesn't know the first thing about agriculture. Listen to his conclusions at your own risk.

[@ritasuave7036]

30 years as an Ag professional.

[@ritasuave7036]

I'm answering your question. The MD is trying to leverage his prestige as an MD and convince you that he knows what he is talking about - he does not.

[@RomkaPomka123]

rice and mushrooms are not a food for humans, read Arnold Ehret...