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Allergic Reactions to Brown Rice

Published Oct,03 2011 | By Daniel Zimmermann

Ingestion of brown rice or its products sometimes causes allergic reactions. This may result from contamination or the inclusion of food additives derived from sources other than rice.

Daniel Zimmermann has been writing professionally since 1983. He is the author of "Poems of Diversion: The Bird of Happiness" and "All Stops Out," and his poems have been published on SecretSite.com and in various magazines and newspapers. He received a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts at Northwestern College and the equivalent of a Master of Divinity at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.