In response to news that the FDA has released preliminary data on arsenic in certain rice and rice products, Dr. Oz has tried to answer some questions you may asking about the situation. The FDA is not making recommendations at this time, but Dr. Oz advocates the public take certain precautions and not wait for guidelines to be revised.
These new reports confirm our worst fears and require thoughtful guidance to help companies offer us healthier foods. Adults should start to use whole oats and cook with less water without stirring to replace texture of rice. Also favor quinoa, barley, and millet. Hemp and almond milk rather than rice drinks.
To reduce arsenic in the rice you eat as an adult, soak the rice until it becomes clear, and then cook "pasta style" in which there is extra water in the rice pot (6:1 ratio) can remove 30% of arsenic.
Avoid offering kids under age 5 rice as a staple in their diet the UK Food Standards Agency already advise that infants and young children should not consume rice milk as a substitute for cow's milk, breast milk, or infant formula.
