Microwave and Plastics

[Keiser]

TweetThis may be total bullshit, but I received it in an email and figured I would pass it on:

On Channel 2 this morning, they had a Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle Hospital on the program. He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital. He was talking about dioxins, and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics, releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens (cancer causing agents), and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies.

Instead, he recommends that we should be using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results without the dioxins. So such things as TV dinners, instant saimin and soups, etc., should be removed from the container, and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad, but you don't know what is in the paper. It is just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.

The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. To add to this: Saran (plastic) wrap, placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food. Instead, you should use a paper towel.

[CJWolf]

Tweetthat's why i don't use the microwave ...

[crombie09]

Tweetgood post. thanks -crombie09

[Damonic]

Tweetgood post

[LOCO]

Tweetblablabla.... teflon is bad too when heated (it's a really powerful toxin) yet they use it in all nonstick pots/pans etc... aluminum as well is is veeery toxic to the body, yet they use it to make pots and pans and all kinds of other kitchen utensils too (which we are taking into our bodies)..... copper as well kills (makes u veery sick) and almost all of the waterpipes today are made out of copper.... and the list goes on.... even the friggin air u inhale has millions of toxins in it... soooo... u can't always avoid them...

[rado]

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Originally posted by Keiser
This may be total bullshit, but I received it in an email and figured I would pass it on:

On Channel 2 this morning, they had a Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle Hospital on the program. He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital. He was talking about dioxins, and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics, releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens (cancer causing agents), and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies.

Instead, he recommends that we should be using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results without the dioxins. So such things as TV dinners, instant saimin and soups, etc., should be removed from the container, and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad, but you don't know what is in the paper. It is just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.

The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. To add to this: Saran (plastic) wrap, placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food. Instead, you should use a paper towel.

no microwave use here....

[Tinfish]

TweetI think every thing in the world has been claimed by someone to be harmful to the body.