還有做飯不洗大米的嗎

Rice is a dinner table staple for many people. However, inorganic arsenic, a "toxic trace element" that can actually enter the food chain through groundwater, is found in rice, according to Healthline. If you don't rinse your rice before using it, you're making a crucial mistake. This is because rinsing rice removes some of that excess arsenic. Doing so before adding your rice to the rice cooker can remove anywhere from 10 to 28% of arsenic, per Healthline.

米飯是許多人餐桌上的主食。然而，據(jù)Healthline報道，無機砷是一種“有毒微量元素”，可以通過地下水進入食物鏈，在大米中發(fā)現(xiàn)。如果你在使用米飯之前不把它沖洗干凈，你就犯了一個嚴重的錯誤。這是因為沖洗大米可以去除一些多余的砷。按照Healthline的說法，在將米飯放入電飯煲之前這樣做可以去除10%到28%的砷。

Washing rice is especially important if you're using brown rice, as it contains more arsenic than white rice. While rinsing off rice is an important part of preparation, you'll also want to ensure the rice has plenty of water in which to cook. Washing your rice beforehand and cooking it in clean water can reduce the amount of arsenic by 57% (via Healthline). If using white or brown rice still leaves you feeling uncomfortable, you can switch to other types of rice that are lower in arsenic, like jasmine or basmati rice.

如果你用的是糙米，洗米則更為重要，因為糙米比白米含有更多的砷。雖然沖洗大米是準備工作的一個重要部分，但你也要確保大米有足夠的水來煮飯。事先清洗大米，然后在干凈的水中烹飪，可以減少57%的砷含量。如果使用白米或糙米仍然讓你感覺不舒服，你可以換成其他類型的低砷大米，如茉莉花或巴馬蒂大米。

What arsenic can do to your body

砷對你的身體有什么影響

"Unusually large doses of inorganic arsenic can cause symptoms ranging from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea to dehydration and shock," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Organic arsenic, on the other hand, is considered non-toxic. It is typically found in seafood, but the amount contained is much lower than what's found in inorganic arsenic.

根據(jù)疾病控制和預防中心(CDC)的說法，“異常大劑量的無機砷會引起惡心、嘔吐、腹瀉、脫水和休克等癥狀。”。另一方面，有機砷被認為是無毒的。它通常存在于海鮮中，但其含量遠低于無機砷中的含量。

Continued exposure to inorganic arsenic can be especially dangerous, causing serious conditions like "skin disorders, an increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, and several types of cancer," according to the CDC. While you're more likely to encounter inorganic arsenic through drinking water, it can still be found in rice and even some fruit juice. Unfortunately, you can't tell how much arsenic is in your rice by simply looking at it. Instead, simply make rinsing your rice a habit before cooking it, and always cook it in clean water.

根據(jù)疾病預防控制中心的說法，持續(xù)接觸無機砷尤其危險，會導致嚴重的疾病，如“皮膚疾病、糖尿病、高血壓和幾種癌癥的風險增加”。雖然你更可能通過飲用水接觸無機砷，但它仍然可以在大米甚至一些果汁中找到。不幸的是，你無法通過簡單的觀察來判斷大米中的砷含量。行而有效的是，在烹調(diào)米飯之前，把清洗大米作為一種習慣，并且一直用干凈的水烹調(diào)即可。