reply to post by anhinga
No offense, OP, but it was mentioned earlier that you'll need to find better sources than some alternative health site to back up your claims.
Where are the Russian and German studies for instance?
People are fat because of HFCS and hydrogenated oils. The microwave isn't the cause of anything but burned fingers and mouths, and sometimes crinkly
plastic wrap.
Looking into food dangers is a hobby of mine -- or, was, when I had hermit crabs. Hermits are extremely sensitive to chemicals, etc. If microwaves
were a danger, then my hermits would have died from it, as I cooked their food in the nuker quite often.
So I'm not just your usual skeptic-just-saying-no-because. I have actually researched these topics you're trying to scare people with and know a bit
about it.
The only safe way to eat today is to grow your own food organically, harvest and store it yourself, slaughter the free-range animals you've raised
yourself on your organic feeds, and eat it all raw. Except maybe for the meat. And you'd better be damn sure of the state of your soil (pesticide and
other agricultural runoff) and your water source (same reasons).
In other words, there is no truly safe food left on the planet. There are only safer foods than others. The microwave and the fact it heats food by
vibrating the molecules (which is what heating does on a stove, too, BTW) are the least of our worries.
I would listen to Tom Bedlam before a newage health site. He's at least educated in science and not just being an alarmist with no real research to
back up his claims. (And I'm referring to your sources, not you personally).