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Another urban legend, not backed up by science. The news show was a

snippet on the local HI news. It may or may not be true, but no

reputable scientific evidence for it exists.

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm

> A friend of mine sent me this.

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>> Subject: FW: Dioxin Carcinogens causes cancer

>> I had read and heard some of this before though I wasn't aware of

> the

>> water bottle freezing.

>>

>> Dioxin Carcinogens causes cancer.

>> Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze your plastic water bottles

>> with water as this also releases dioxin in 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 dioxin 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 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.

>> 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.

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> Another urban legend, not backed up by science. The news show was a

snippet on the local HI news. It may or may not be true, but no

reputable scientific evidence for it exists.

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm<<<

Yep, I was just getting ready to say that! Love that snopes site! I

check everything out there first.

Sheri

In Sunny Florida

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