By Theodora Filis An estimated 90% of American families have microwave ovens and use them daily for everything from heating their baby’s bottle to meal preparation. Marketed as a safe, efficient, and more convenient way of preparing food, compared to conventional ovens, daily millions use them. Indeed, most could not imagine life without one. Researchers though found harmful side effects of consuming microwaved food: o Toxic chemicals contained in the packaging of microwave dinners, pizzas, chips, and popcorn can leak into the food. o One of the worst contaminants – BPA (Bisphenol A) – can leak out of plastic products that are put in microwave ovens together with food. o Minerals in vegetables are changed into cancerous free radicals when exposed to microwaves. The process of microwave cooking was 1st patented in 1945. The first commercially available microwave oven (the Radarange) was produced in 1947, and the percentage of microwave ovens in households has increased eve...
It is imperative we all pay attention to the impact of our collective and personal actions on the environment. During the next decade, our global community will be unable to deal effectively with the formidable environmental challenges posed by decades of environmental mismanagement. I hope you question and research everything.