CVD
Research Roundup: Cardiovascular disease mortality, arsenic and rice in England and Wales
Research and impact 18 February 2021
PhD student and President’s Doctoral Scholar Lingqian Xu’s research has revealed an association between consumption of arsenic-bearing rice and mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England and Wales. Lingqian’s work is adding to the increasing evidence of detrimental health outcomes arising from what have previously been widely considered to be low levels of arsenic exposure.