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[Admin]

Needed to share this e-mail with you all as it is important.
This was sent out to HOAG Hospital staff.

>
>Cancer News From John Hopkins Medical Center
> >
> >JUST A REMINDER.......
> >
> >No plastic containers in microwave
> >No plastic water bottles in freezer
> >No plastic wrap in microwave
> >
> >Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their
>newsletter -- it's
> >definitely 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 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.
> >
> >Dioxins 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's 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 those who are important in your life.
>
>
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Thank you,
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and its Affiliates

[PolarMan]

You probably should have told us this years ago............

[PandaMoOo]

Eh, its all a bunch of monkey doo.

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_dioxins.html

Ironically, the same source supposedly quoted has a researcher saying just the opposite. The website seems to be more of an offical reference then some raw text.

For those not going to read the article; No dioxions are in plastics - But other chemicals could come out.

[Admin]

Originally Posted by PolarMan

You probably should have told us this years ago............

"Better late than never." No one shared this information years ago and I didn't want this valuable information to go unnoticed on this board.

[Admin]

Originally Posted by PandaMoOo

Eh, its all a bunch of monkey doo.

Doh!

Claim: Research shows that microwaving foods in plastic containers releases cancer-causing agents into the foods.
Status: False.
<http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm>

[PolarMan]

Hmm false alarm then. Did you by any chance happen to get this message via a chain letter?