Carbonell-Barrachina Angel A, Signes-Pastor Antonio J, Vázquez-Araújo Laura, Burló Francisco, Sengupta Bhaskar
Universidad Miguel Hernández, Departamento Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Grupo Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria, Carretera de Beniel, Alicante, Spain.
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 May;53(5):531-41. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200900038.
About 100 million rural people in Asia are exposed to arsenic (As)-polluted drinking water and agricultural products. Total and inorganic arsenic (t-As and i-As) intake mainly depend on the quality of drinking and cooking waters, and amounts of seafood and rice consumed. The main problems occur in countries with poor water quality where the population depends on rice for their diet, and their t-As and i-As intake is high as a result of growing and cooking rice in contaminated water. Workable solutions to remove As from water and breeding rice cultivars with low As accumulation are being sought. In the meantime, simple recommendations for processing and cooking foods will help to reduce As intake. For instance, cooking using high volumes of As-free water may be a cheap way of reducing As exposure in rural populations. It is necessary to consider the effects of cooking and processing on t-As and i-As to obtain a realistic view of the risks associated with intake of As in As-endemic areas.
亚洲约有1亿农村人口面临砷污染的饮用水和农产品问题。总砷和无机砷（t-As和i-As）的摄入量主要取决于饮用水和烹饪用水的质量，以及海鲜和大米的食用量。主要问题出现在水质较差的国家，这些国家的人口以大米为主食，由于在受污染的水中种植和烹饪大米，他们的总砷和无机砷摄入量很高。目前正在寻求从水中去除砷以及培育低砷积累水稻品种的可行解决方案。与此同时，关于食品加工和烹饪的简单建议将有助于减少砷的摄入量。例如，使用大量无砷水进行烹饪可能是降低农村人口砷暴露的一种廉价方法。有必要考虑烹饪和加工对总砷和无机砷的影响，以便切实了解砷流行地区砷摄入相关的风险。
