Arsenic - a common chemical element. He enters into our body with water, food and even the inhaled air.
Arsenic in its inorganic form is very toxic.
The best chance to poison the arsenic contained in the groundwater.
Even if in your area arsenic is small, you can get it from the foods that came from somewhere far away.
One of the most important principles of good nutrition - it's diversity. If you eat a lot of different products, vegetables and fruits, it is likely to get all the beneficial vitamins and minerals.
On the other hand, if these products contain toxins such as arsenic, is due to the constant alternation a variety of dishes and products, these toxins do not accumulate in your body in hazardous quantities.
The juice
Fruit juices may contain arsenic in water, soil and pesticides. Therefore, in today's dietary recommendations suggest children not to give juice to children up to a year, and children older than restrict it.
I used to think that the American Academy of Pediatrics does so due to excess sugar, but it appeared that the Office for sanitary inspection by the Food and Drug Administration uses these recommendations to protect children from arsenic. Suddenly!
Another interesting story is associated with arsenic in rice. Rice absorb the toxin more than other cereals. On the other hand, rice - a favorite side dish for the adherents of proper nutrition.
And rice porridge is used for thickening mixtures of infants with reflux. It turns out that one cure, and another maimed?
What to do?
No need to stuff the child only fortified rice! Together with iron and you feed him arsenic. There are many different matching cereals age.
It is possible to halve the amount of arsenic into the rice, when cooking it in excess water. This 6 - 10 parts water to 1 part of rice. Pity that with such cooking digested half of vitamins and minerals.
In short, it is better not to focus on rice, and alternate different cereals.
I wrote and wanted rice. Brew yourself a colorful of the four varieties.
