Dioxin from plastic containers and plastic wrap

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s Hopkins Newsletter

s Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters.

This information is being circulated at Walter Army Medical

Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't

freeze

plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases dioxin

from

the plastic. Dr. 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 we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic

containers. This applies particularly 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.

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

instead.