Post by Mech on Nov 14, 2003 6:54:37 GMT -5
DIOXINS From Plastic
From: P Dalton | pdalton@uneedspeed.net
Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze yourplastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in theplastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle Hospital was on a TV programexplaining this health hazard. He is the manager of the Wellness Programat 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 usingplastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said thatthe combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into thefood and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogensand highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends usingglass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get thesame results without the dioxins.
So ! ! such things as TV dinners, weight watchers dinners, lean cuisinedinners, instant ramen cup of noodles, and soups, etc., should be removedfrom the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but youdon't know what is in the paper. Just safer to use tempered glass, CorningWare, etc.
He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved awayfrom the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of thereasons. To add to this: saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked,with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, so usepaper towels instead.
Pass this on to your friends...
From: P Dalton | pdalton@uneedspeed.net
Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze yourplastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in theplastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle Hospital was on a TV programexplaining this health hazard. He is the manager of the Wellness Programat 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 usingplastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said thatthe combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into thefood and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogensand highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends usingglass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get thesame results without the dioxins.
So ! ! such things as TV dinners, weight watchers dinners, lean cuisinedinners, instant ramen cup of noodles, and soups, etc., should be removedfrom the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but youdon't know what is in the paper. Just safer to use tempered glass, CorningWare, etc.
He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved awayfrom the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of thereasons. To add to this: saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked,with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, so usepaper towels instead.
Pass this on to your friends...