>Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters.
>This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
>Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
>plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases dioxin from
>the plastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program
>explaining this health hazard. (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 we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic
>containers. This applies particularly to foods that contain fat. He said
>that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxin into
>the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxin 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 dioxin.
>So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen 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.
>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 wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat,
>actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper towels instead.
>Please pass this on to your family & friends.
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Pretty interesting.
>This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
>Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
>plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases dioxin from
>the plastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program
>explaining this health hazard. (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 we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic
>containers. This applies particularly to foods that contain fat. He said
>that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxin into
>the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxin 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 dioxin.
>So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen 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.
>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 wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat,
>actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper towels instead.
>Please pass this on to your family & friends.
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Pretty interesting.
