Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 2729 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
Cancer Alert!! Posted: 03-23-04 02:20am
This information is being circulated at
walter reed army medical
center.
Dioxin carcinogens causes cancer.
Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
your plastic water bottles with water as
this also releases dioxin in the
plastic..Dr. Edward fujimoto from castle
hospital was on a tv program explaining
this health hazard. (he is the manager
of the wellness program at the hospital.)
he was talking about dioxin 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
dioxin into the food and ultimately into
the cells of the body. Dioxin 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 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. 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.
To add to this: saran wrap placed over
foods as they are nuked, with the high
heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into
the food, use paper towels.
Pass this on to your friends...
Nancy mastbrook
health systems specialist
dept of surgery
202-782-6651
