Rice flakes and Funchoza dangerous to children's health

Have become very popular in Recently, rice flakes and rice noodles contain elevated levels Arsenic, which represents a substantial threat to the health of children. Such conclusion the American scientists.

  Rice flakes

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the use of rice flakes   and rice noodle   among children. Both of these products, which have become quite popular in recent years and in Russia, contain elevated level arsenic . However, fans of the products of rice do not despair, as the researchers found, and dishes that do not present any particular risk for health.

  Rice flakes

So popular in Japanese cuisine Sushi and basmati rice contain much less arsenic than was It assumed until recently. Just two years ago, researchers said that land and basmati are dangerous to health, but now it is proved that this is not true. The results of a recent study indicate that rice flakes Me and rice noodles Which is also called Funchoza contain too many arsenic, and brown rice that dangerous substances significantly greater than in most species white sheet.

At the time of growing rice metabolizes arsenic soil and concentrates it in yourself. It is known that long-term effects Arsenic causes health problems, including tumors of the skin, lung and bladder bubble. Previously, pediatricians recommend include rice cereal in the diet of a child in as the first solid food, but now they argue that parents are not should do. They are advised to resort to other varieties of cereal.

AT Overall, researchers tracked 100 different products from rice. AT report says that from rice should not refuse to do, but you need revise relevant to certain types, which is too high levels of arsenic. (READ MORE)

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