Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 I use waxed paper to cover the food when I microwave. I put the food in a glass container. Martha A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Having had Mercury Toxicity (from amalgam fillings) I have also learned that you have to be careful what you store in foil due to the absorption of metals into the food! Just can't do anything anymore, but thought maybe you want to also be careful with that. Thanks, Jeannie jcn4jc@... wrote:Microwaves & plastic wrap/containers --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Isn't this listed at urbanlegends.com as just that, an urban legend? Or is that another, but very similar, one? [ ] microwaves > > > > University of California, Medical Center > > > > > > > > 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, California 95817 > > > > Plastic Wrap Toxins. Author/s: Jule Klotter. Issue: Jan, 2001 > > > > As a seventh grade student, learned that > > > > di(ethylhexyl)adepate DEHA), considered a carcinogen, is found in > > > > plastic wrap. She also learned that the FDA had never studied the > >effect > > > > of microwave cooking on plastic-wrapped food. began to wonder: > > > > " Can cancer-causing particles seep into food covered with household > > > > plastic wrap while it is being microwaved? " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Three years later, with encouragement from her high school science > > > > teacher, set out to test what the FDA had not. Although she had > > > > an idea for studying the effect of microwave radiation on > > > > plastic-wrapped food, she did not have the equipment. Eventually, Jon > > > > Wilkes at the National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson, > > > > Arkansas, agreed to help her. The research center, which is affiliated > > > > with the FDA, let her use its facilities to perform her experiments, > > > > which involved microwaving plastic wrap in virgin olive oil. > > > > tested four different plastic wraps and " found not just the > >carcinogens > > > > but also xenoestrogen was migrating > > > > [into the oil].... " Xenoestrogens are linked to low sperm counts in > >men > > > > and to > > > > breast cancer in women. > > > > > > > > > > > > Throughout her junior and senior years, made a couple of trips > > > > each week to the research center, which was 25 miles from her home, to > > > > work on her experiment. An article in Options reported that " her > > > > analysis found that DEHA was migrating into the oil at between 200 > >parts > > > > and 500 parts per million. The FDA standard is 0.05 parts per > >billion. " > > > > Her summarized results have been published in science journals. > > > > received the American Chemical Society's top science prize for > > > > students during her junior year and fourth place at the International > > > > Science and Engineering Fair (Fort Worth, Texas) as a senior. > > > > " Carcinogens -- At 10,000,000 Times FDA Limits " > > > > > > > > > > > > Options > > > > > > > > May 2000. Published by People Against Cancer, 515-972-4444. > > > > On Channel 2 (Huntsville, AL) this morning they had a Dr. > > > > 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 and highly toxic to the cells of our > > > > bodies. Instead, he recommends 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. > > > > 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. Saran > > > > wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat, actually > > > > drips Poisonous toxins into the food. Use paper towel instead. > > > > > > > > > > > > Pass this on to your friends > > > > > > > > > > > > Grams > > > > Sterling - A Division of National City Bank > > > > 3550 Lander Road > > > > Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 > > > > (216) 464-6901, Extension 141 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Yuppers, its an urban legend. Dont call the number, poor lady is frazzled, the name and number is correct, but she didnt send this email. Here is the link to the urban legend site http://www.tafkac.org/ulz/xplastic.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Here is the hows and whys that this can work http://www.tafkac.org/ulz/plastic.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 > I use waxed paper to cover the food when I microwave. I put the food in a > glass container. > be careful which side you use as the 'wax' can actually melt off. I know this from fact as I once used it, instead of parchment paper , to make chocolates with and the was melted off on them. YUCK! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 I have never owned a microwave oven. Over the years people have tried getting me to use one...they inferred that I was not keeping up with the times, that I was missing out on something good, that I was retarded...hahaha... Someone once asked me how I pop my popcorn and I said...I don't eat popcorn or any other corn product or byproduct. It still amazes me how many people still think that popcorn is a healthy snack....NOT. I just get up in the morning and say, I want to live and let my instincts guide me. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hi Elaine - while you await Bee's response, you can read this - an article from Bee's site, which is VERY extensive and has a great search engine: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/cook4.php , began 03/09/10 > > Hi Bee, > > I would like to ask about using microwaves. I am not a big fan of cooking in microwave ovens, and have been doing a lot less with them over the past 6mos.-a year. However, I would like to know your opinion on them as far as heating up, warming up, heating water, and even warming a plate. > > I have heard all kinds of stories, and I know they are not good. > > Thank you, > Elaine > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 > > Hi Bee, > > I would like to ask about using microwaves. I am not a big fan of cooking in microwave ovens, and have been doing a lot less with them over the past 6mos.-a year. However, I would like to know your opinion on them as far as heating up, warming up, heating water, and even warming a plate. > > I have heard all kinds of stories, and I know they are not good. +++Hi Elaine, A microwave should not be used to cook food or even to heat up water because when you consume them they will change and damage the body's cells, often leading to cancer. All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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