Do not microwave your food in plastic containers..

[NY Muscle]

i received this email fwd today



>
> > Something to be conscious about.
> >
> > On Channel 2 [this] morning. They had a Dr. Edward
> > Fujimoto from Castle Hospital on the program. 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 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
> > dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells
> > of the body. Dioxins 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
> > dioxins. So such things as TV dinners, instant
> > saimin 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. He said we might remember when some of the fast
> > food restaurants moved away from the foam containers
> > to
> > paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
> >
> > Pass this on to your family and friends.

 

[Bikini Mod]

As I hold a PLASTICE bowl of oatmeal and eggs that was nuked...

Geeze, just fucking shoot me now and end my misery.

 

[wyst]

I've actually read that you shouldn't use saran wrap like plastic wraps either, can be carcinogenic, especially nasty for breast cancers, supposedly. I don't have anything to back this up though.

Anyone?

Wyst

 

[Gladiola]

Doesn't everything cause cancer? <as I give myself carpal tunnel by typing....>

I HATE doing dishes, I'll take my chances

Thanks for passing on the article, NYM.

 

[Strider]

As I hold a PLASTICE bowl of oatmeal and eggs that was nuked...

Geeze, just fucking shoot me now and end my misery.

Note that it said:

This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the
combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases
dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells

There shouldn't be any FAT in your Oatmeal or Eggs, so No Worries...

 

[Gladiola]

There shouldn't be any FAT in your Oatmeal or Eggs, so No Worries...

She wrote eggs, not egg whites, so there's fat in eggs, isn't there?

 

[Strider]

True a large egg is..(from Calorie King)

Calories 74 cals
Total Fats 5 g
Carbohydrates 0.6 g
Cholesterol 212 mg
Protein 6.2 g
Sodium 63 mg

Fat Breakdown
Saturated 1.5 g
Omega 3 -

Other Minerals
Potassium 60 mg
Iron 0.7 mg
Calcium 25 mg
Zinc 0.5 mg

..but only BMOM can answer the Yolk or no Yolk question...