Taffer
11th May 2006, 02:23 AM
I've recently recieved this email, and I'm wondering if anyone has any more information about it. I'm unable to provide a link, as I'm not sure where this originates.
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:
1--No plastic containers in micro.
2--No water bottles in freezer.
3--No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this
releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle
Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He
talked 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 dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the
body.
Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic
containers for heating food. You get the same results, only 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. It's just safer
to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants
moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is
one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when
placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is
nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out
of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper
towel instead.
Something seems a bit off, to me, but I could be totally wrong. Why would freezing plastic release toxins?
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:
1--No plastic containers in micro.
2--No water bottles in freezer.
3--No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this
releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle
Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He
talked 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 dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the
body.
Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic
containers for heating food. You get the same results, only 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. It's just safer
to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants
moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is
one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when
placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is
nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out
of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper
towel instead.
Something seems a bit off, to me, but I could be totally wrong. Why would freezing plastic release toxins?