Prevention Magazine Highlights Foods Most Likely to Contain Arsenic

By: liz west

Reports by the Food and Drug Administration have confirmed what many citizens already suspected. Many of the foods being bought and eaten every day contain growing levels of arsenic.

How Does Arsenic End Up in Food?

Arsenic is found in soil as a natural component as well as in water sources. All plant life absorbs nutrients from the soil in which it is grown. In the case of arsenic, the plant absorbs it as nutrients.

The naturally occurring arsenic found in soil is organic, and is a much lesser threat to a person’s health than non-organic arsenic. This latter type is a chemical …read more