Open AccessRice Intake and Emerging Concerns on Arsenic in Rice: a Review of the Human Evidence and Methodologic Challenges
Author(s) -
Margaret R. Karagas,
Tracy Punshon,
Matthew M. Davis,
Catherine M. Bulka,
Francis Slaughter,
Despina Karalis,
Maria Argos,
Habibul Ahsan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current environmental health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2196-5412
DOI - 10.1007/s40572-019-00249-1
Subject(s) - arsenic , environmental health , arsenic toxicity , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , toxicology , physiology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Rice is a major staple food worldwide and a dietary source of arsenic. We therefore summarized the state of the epidemiologic evidence on whether rice consumption relates to health outcomes associated with arsenic exposure.