Paul Saladino· MD
The first thing to understand is that 0.15 parts per billion of arsenic is very low. If you're eating rice, rice is often 50 to 100 or 150 parts per billion up to 400 parts per billion of arsenic.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
The first thing to understand is that 0.15 parts per billion of arsenic is very low. If you're eating rice, rice is often 50 to 100 or 150 parts per billion up to 400 parts per billion of arsenic.
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