On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:16:23 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>Think your gluten-free diet is healthy? You're exposed to twice as much
>arsenic and mercury, study finds
>
>Gluten-free diets have increasingly grown in popularity over the past few
>years
>
>But scientists claim it could be dangerous for those choosing to eat such
>foods
>
>They found high levels of the 2 toxic metals in the urine of gluten-free
>dieters
>
>Gluten-free diets have taken off rapidly in the past few years.
>
>But new research suggests those choosing to follow the trend are exposed to
>high levels of two toxic metals.
>
>Those going gluten-free have double the amount of arsenic - a known cause of
>cancer - in their body, scientists found.
>
>While traces of mercury - another deadly chemical - are almost 70 per cent
>greater, expert claim.
>
>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...s-arsenic.html
>
>Anyone think this is real??

And then they go on to say that the reason for the higher arsenic and
mercury in gluten avoiders is that they eat more rice. I guess, as
long as you buy your own organic rice or non-organic rice that you
soak overnight, it should be ok?