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Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Subject: Cancer news from John Hopkins

JUST A REMINDER......
No plastics in micro No water bottles in freezer. No plastic wrap in micro

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth > noting... This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins 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 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. Dioxin s 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 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. 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 family & friends & those that are important in your life

4 Comments:

  • At 3:27 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I can't help but think... if this can be proven, that the containers that TV dinners come in and ramen noodle soup comes in and are meant to be heated in can contribute to our risk of getting cancer..... imagine the potential for lawsuits!

    Jaime

     
  • At 8:34 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I agree with Carol. It seems that no matter what I do in life, someone is there to tell me that it will eventually kill me. With all of these warnings, the anxiety medicine makers must be rolling in $$$.

     
  • At 8:50 PM, Blogger Sarah said…

    I would have to agree with all of you. It is impossible to stay away from everything that could be harmful to you!

    Most of these studies are done with crazy amounts of the material as well. Example: Nutrasweet is only a carcinogen when taken at ~1,000 times the dose that humans would even think about....thank goodness since I am addicted to Diet Coke!

     
  • At 8:51 PM, Blogger Sarah said…

    P.S. Hmmmmmm.....Aunt Carol used to work in a plastics factory. I had forgot about that. Interesting.

     

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