Study: Eating too much rice could increase heart disease risk

He added, "The modelled increased risk is around 6 percent (with a confidence interval for this figure of 2 percent to 11 percent). The increased risk modelled might also reflect in part a combination of the susceptibility, behaviours and treatment of those communities in England and Wales with relatively high rice diets."

While surely no one wants to eat poison, even though it's delicious, the researchers do mention that more research is needed to confirm a worrying link between consumption of rice and its effects on cardiovascular health.

Researchers also highlight that rice is a rich source of fibre, so instead of eliminating it out of the diet entirely, people could consume rice varieties, such as basmati, and different types like polished rice (rather whole grain rice) which are known to typically have lower inorganic arsenic contents.

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