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"Oh great. That rice on your plate? Yeah, it may contain alarming levels of arsenic, say researchers. The scoop on this new report and what it means for you... In a study of pregnant women, Dartmouth College researchers found that women who ate about a half cup of cooked rice each day had elevated levels of arsenic in their urine. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, &amp;quot;suggest that many people in the United States may be exposed to potentially harmful levels of arsenic through rice consumption,&amp;quot; the authors wrote. Arsenic is believed to be &amp;quot;widespread&amp;quot; in soil--from natural sources and also contamination from pesticides and industry. Health experts, like Dr. Oz, have been warning that even trace amounts in our food chain may have serious health consequences. Definitely something for the FDA to get a handle on, huh? Soil testing? Food testing? P.S. Why brown rice is better. And, have you heard of black rice? Why health experts are so excited about it... More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;#x27;s schedule Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;#x27;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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