Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Toxic Levels of Arsenic Found in Popular Juice Brands

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/arsenic-in-juice


Originally after reading this article I was really shocked to find out that our juices were contaminated. But then I thought about it and I wasn’t shocked anymore because we always find out that there’s something wrong with the products that we consume. I liked how the author used test studies and lab results to support his claim. He wants the readers to know that his statements are accurate and supported by actual findings. A common question that pops up is: “If the amounts of arsenic levels in juices are so high, then why aren’t we hearing about people dying from it?” I had the same question. The answer is, because the arsenic enhances and strengthens many common diseases that have other causes. No one has ever looked close enough at the infection to tie it back to the juice that people are drinking. What are they going to do about the juices? They can't just take it away from existence.

3 comments:

Eric said...

I agree. It seems as if the media is always trying to scare the public, referring to threats that have only actually affected a tiny fraction of a population. Just recently there was an article proclaiming that cantelope contained dangerous bacteria.

Tarpley said...

I COMMENTED EARLIER. THIS IS FRUSTRATING. IT WAS DELETED.

Anyhow, I'm not sure whether I'd prefer this type of thing to be over reported or only reported when the damages were significant enough for me to care. On the one hand, if reporting all the minor dangers saves a couple of people, then it's probably worth the irritation. But, often when the media over reports something, we become sort of desensitized to it, and pay less attention. In that case, awareness of the dangers wouldn't be effective.

Imani said...

I read an article about the juice too. I agree that there is always something that's found wrong in products. I drink apple juice a lot and reading this, I got really scared. I never knew that much about those juices. It's also scary because the poison is found in the juices children mostly consume.So I'm guessing that children should now be tested to make sure they haven't had any of the contaminated juice?

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