This underrated vegetable deserves more attention than the
afterthought slash limp leaf
A few years' ago I had read an article
that said lettuce contains a trace amount of arsenic. My friends used to
joke that I am probably the only person alive that will die of natural
arsenic poisoning, because I do love my lettuce. Fortunately, I doubt
that I will ever eat so much of it that it would pose any risk to my
health. I like other foods way too much to ever live on lettuce alone.
In
the meantime I have done a little more research and found out that the
levels of arsenic in lettuce is about the same as for any other
vegetable. The levels in the vegetable depends on the levels found in
the soil where it is farmed. It is not unique to lettuce.
Since arsenic can be harmful, soil levels are monitored where necessary.
So here is to many more years of BLT samies!
Please tell me I am not only one that thinks that lettuce is more than rabbit food!
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