Diet may mitigate toxic effects of arsenic
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40891773/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
"People drinking water naturally contaminated with high levels of arsenic may benefit from eating more radishes, sweet potatoes and other similar plants, a new study finds.
Among residents of Bangladesh, a region highly contaminated with arsenic, those with diets relatively high in roots and gourds - which also include green papaya and pumpkin - were less likely to develop telltale skin lesions after being exposed to high levels of arsenic, a sign the chemical was probably causing fewer toxic effects."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40891773/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
"People drinking water naturally contaminated with high levels of arsenic may benefit from eating more radishes, sweet potatoes and other similar plants, a new study finds.
Among residents of Bangladesh, a region highly contaminated with arsenic, those with diets relatively high in roots and gourds - which also include green papaya and pumpkin - were less likely to develop telltale skin lesions after being exposed to high levels of arsenic, a sign the chemical was probably causing fewer toxic effects."
