| Microwave ovens do have benefits. They
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| | immediately after eating microwaved food
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| are certainly convenient. They
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| | revealed, among other
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| are more energy-efficient than other
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| | things, an increase in the number of
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| cooking methods. But are they
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| | white blood cells--often a sign of
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| safe? And do they produce food that
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| | poisoning.Safety tips for using
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| contributes to the health of our
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| | microwave ovensI personally have never
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| bodies?While there is not enough
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| | had a microwave oven in my own kitchen
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| evidence to require warning labels on
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| | and
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| microwave ovens, or to remove them from
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| | am finding that it had been difficult to
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| the market, there is concern
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| | get people to give up their
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| both about the safety of our exposure to
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| | microwave ovens. Some of the generation
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| microwaves and the
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| | who grew up with microwave
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| healthfulness of microwaved food.THE
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| | ovens apparently don't know any other
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| DANGERS OF MICROWAVESEven microwave ovens
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| | way to heat food (really!).If you choose
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| that are functioning perfectly emit
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| | to use a microwave oven, Consumer Reports
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| microwaves.
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| | magazine
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| Safety standards set by the US Food and
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| | suggests you stay as far as possible
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| Drug Administration (FDA)
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| | from the oven while it is in
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| allow microwave emissions of up to one
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| | operation.In addition, operate and
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| milliwatt per square centimeter
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| | maintain the oven in ways that minimize
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| (1mW/cm2) when the oven is purchased,
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| | leakage:* make sure the oven door closes
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| and up to 5mW/cm2 after the
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| | properly* prevent damage to hinges,
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| oven has been in use. Studies on
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| | latches, sealing surfaces and the door
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| industrial exposure recommend that
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| | itself, and make sure these are in good
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| daily exposure should not exceed one
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| | working order* make sure no soil or food
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| milliwatt for more than one
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| | residues accumulate around the door seal*
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| minute. Average home use of microwave
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| | avoid placing objects between the sealing
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| ovens far exceed this.Workers who are
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| | surfaces.For peace of mind, test your
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| exposed to microwaves on the job
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| | oven for leakage. Testers can be
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| experience
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| | purchased
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| headaches, fatigue, irritability, sleep
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| | online.When cooking in a microwave, use
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| disturbances and other symptoms.HOW
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| | heat-resistant glass, not plastic. The
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| MICROWAVES AFFECT FOODAdvocates of
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| | Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) of
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| microwaved food claim that it is
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| | the USDA warns against using
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| healthier because it
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| | foam trays, plastic wraps, and
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| retains vitamins, but the University of
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| | cold-storage containers such as
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| Minnesota disagrees:"Microwaves ... are
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| | margarine tubs, whipped-topping bowls
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| not recommended for heating a baby's
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| | and cottage cheese cartons.
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| bottle...Heating the bottle in a
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| | According to the FSIS flyer "A Microwave
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| microwave can cause slight changes in
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| | Handbook," these containers
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| the milk. In infant formulas, there may
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| | "are not heat stable at high
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| be a loss of some vitamins. In
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| | temperatures. They can melt or warp from
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| expressed breast milk, some protective
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| | the food's heat, possible causing
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| properties may be destroyed....
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| | chemicals to migrate into the food."Read
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| Warming a bottle by holding it under tap
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| | more about microwave ovens, the
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| water or by setting it in a bowl
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| | healthfulness of microwaved
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| of warm water...is much safer".If
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| | food, and where to purchase microwave
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| heating formula in a microwave can cause
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| | oven testers at
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| it to lose vitamins and
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| | as "The Queen of Green" by the New York
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| protective properties in breast milk to
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| | Times,
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| be destroyed, then it can do the
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| | Debra Lynn Dadd has been a leading
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| same to the foods we eat. While the
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| | consumer advocate for products
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| effects may not be immediately
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| | and lifestyle choices that are better
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| observable, a regular diet of microwaved
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| | for health and the
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| food may have long-term
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| | environment since 1982. Visit her
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| health consequences.Two Swiss
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| | website -
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| researchers found that microwave cooking
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| | - for 100s of links to 1000s of
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| changes food
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| | nontoxic,
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| nutrients significantly. Blood samples
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| | natural and earthwise products, and to
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| taken from eight individuals
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