I used to believe that microwave oven has so many benefits like it’s quick and easy to use, makes the food warm in seconds etc. BUT I heard that it also has some harms like the food gets affected by its radiations which is not good for health. It was something new to me.
Do we need to avoid microwaves as much as we can or should I use it fearlessly?
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I dont thing that rumor is true
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I always cover the top of my food with some ceramic plate...so I guess the exposure to radiation is minimal...
Anyways...never use aluminum foils (metalics) or the kinds while heating up your food in the microwave...
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It is an urban legend which is very popular in FOBS.
There are two camps one for and one against microwave , I am with the for camp. It is one of the conveniences of life I would like to enjoy.
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We had the same myth about cell phones, so much so that companies were manufacturing radio waves protector for your brain and the made a lots of money selling that.
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Some people are vulnerable to certain cancer types than others (their system immunities)...I would suggest that preventing measures are better than exposing to the unknown risks...
It takes at least 20 years for scientits and industry to find out the truth about what something was thought and believed to be good...is now terribly bad for us...lol
PS: A smoker is not necessarily doomed to develop lung cancer than a non-smoker...afterall its the internal and inborn immune system which decides who should have a disease and who not...
I am not going to give answers, but pose some questions in response to people's questions..
first one is what is the difference between ionizing and non ionizing radiation.
I used to believe that microwave oven has so many benefits like it's quick and easy to use, makes the food warm in seconds etc. BUT I heard that it also has some harms like the food gets affected by its radiations which is not good for health. It was something new to me.
Do we need to avoid microwaves as much as we can or should I use it fearlessly?
what is radiation?
is microwave cooking the only way 'radiation' is introduced to your food?
I always cover the top of my food with some ceramic plate...so I guess the exposure to radiation is minimal....
okay, so if you cover it with a ceramic plate, how does that decrease the radiation?
what is warming up the food then?
We had the same myth about cell phones, so much so that companies were manufacturing radio waves protector for your brain and the made a lots of money selling that.
are cellphones and microwaves used in the same manner?
do you stick your head in the microwave?
It takes at least 20 years for scientits and industry to find out the truth about what something was thought and believed to be good...is now terribly bad for us...lol .
How many years have microwave ovens been around, has it been 20? what tests have been done on 'radiation' impact..
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Yes, microwaves are silent killers. In fact many deaths that have been caused by microwave use were in labeled as heart attacks as leading microwave manufacturers had paid hospitals to protect them.
[Source: my highly caffienated brain.]
No, people have been using microwaves for 30 years now. What are the stats?
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30 years? :) longer paabi ji
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^desi people have been using it for 30 years is what she meant :P
TLK- there's some evidence that cell phone have some damaging waves. However, its not very significant and there're a number of other means of damage that are much more significant to cause disease and thus we dont worry about it.
Same with microwaves, yes there's some damage associated but not that significant. Basically, you're much more likely to die due to that smoker next to you than a microwaveable betty crocker brownie nummm :)
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safoora cellphones have a SAR rating (specific absorption rate) the calculation is diff b/w Europe and US but basically looks at how much temperature it raises in a certain area..the rate and the area is different between EU and US.
when i noted that we use cellphone and microwave differently is that we are directly exposed to cellphone radiation but not microwave radiation.
a simpler way to explain it would be if someone says fire is bad for you, because if you hold a torch next to you it will burn you..true, but cooking with the same fire does not have the same danger as putting that fire next to your head :D
SAR btw is a huge issue in cellphone industry, they are legally required to give the consumer that info, and it is usually buried in page 76 of the manual. long story, diff thread :)