Have you heard about the controversy of using microwave ovens? In the past, it was believed that microwave radiation was dangerous because this would not be contained within the oven. For this reason, American manufacturers of microwave ovens had to demonstrate to the FDA (U.S. Foods and Drugs Administration) that microwaves, produced by a magnetron inside the oven, pass through plastic and glass containers, and are absorbed by the food. In that way, it is impossible to think that these waves could go out and cause damage because they are inside the food. But, if the waves are in the food, what do we eat when we eat microwaved food?
There are a lot of people that are against using microwave ovens. They posit that these ovens are unsafe because they alter food composition, producing toxins or carcinogens that may affect our body. In 1991, the Dr. Hans Hertel, a well-known Swiss food scientist, conducted a study comparing the effects of microwaved and non-microwaved foods in humans. The results showed that blood samples obtained from the participants that ingested microwaved food had significant changes. These anomalies included a decrease in hemoglobin and lymphocytes, and an increase in hematocrit, leukocytes and cholesterol values.
These registers could make evident that microwaved foods cause the degeneration of the human health; however, this study, and some other related to the same topic, have never been published in scientific journals, so there is not enough evidence to prove that microwaves are hazardous. And the controversy continues, and maybe, it will never stop.
Do you think microwave ovens are dangerous?
Nowadays, I strongly believe that the food is not as healthy as ten years ago. Adding all the transgenic food and the radiation of microwaves, we can be exposed to more dangerous effects in our body! By the way, our generation were raised in a culture that microwaved everything. Can we infer that we have a damage appealing to a long exposure in time?
ReplyDeleteI certainty beleive that cooking food in microwaves is dangerous for our health because of the electromagnetic radiation all technologic products emit. But when I am late for my classes at 8 in the morning and extreamly hungry, I do not stop to think wether the microwave is harmful or not. I just put my cup of milk inside of it and after 2 minutes I have my breakfast done. Rapidity and ease are all I think about in those situations.
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