- Please note: This has been identified
as a hoax, not originating from Johns Hopkins at all. Please
- see
http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_dioxins.html
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- 1. No plastic containers in microwave.
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- 2. No water bottles in freezer.
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- 3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
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- Johns Hopkins has recently sent this
out in its newsletters. This
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- Information is being circulated at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
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- Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially
breast cancer.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Cover food with a paper towel instead.
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- This is an article I believe you should
forward to your family and friends--
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- Anyone who is
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- Important in your life!
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