Microwaves have become a familiar attribute in the kitchen. However, during their entire existence there are many questions about the dangers of food from the microwave. Every now and then in the media, the results of research by scientists from different countries appear, which claim that food, heated or cooked in a microwave oven, causes irreparable harm to the human body. True, there is an opposite opinion that all these "horror stories" about the harm of microwave ovens are nothing more than rumors and speculation.
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Microwaves were invented in Nazi Germany. After the war ended, the Allies found records of microwave research, and they were transferred to the United States for further study and development. In the Soviet Union, the biological effects of microwaves were also studied. The result is a temporary ban on their use. Eastern European partners also banned the production and operation of microwave ovens.
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Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic energy, like light or radio waves. They move in space at the speed of light. The microwave oven causes decay and changes in the molecular structure of the products during the radiation process. In the modern world, microwaves are used not only in furnaces, but also in the transmission of a television signal, provide the Internet and telephone communications.
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Interesting fact. During the bombing by NATO forces of Yugoslavia, Belgrade residents, on the recommendation of Russian scientists, shot down cruise missiles using microwave ovens. During an air-raid alarm, they carried out the switched-on microwaves to the balconies, opened the doors, pressed the locking terminal with their finger and sent it to the rocket. As a result, a failure in the electronics, and the rocket fell. You can imagine what will happen in the apartment where the microwave works even with very small cracks in the housing. By the way, the microwave beam shoots at 1.5 km and can pass through the walls of the house.
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There is scientific research that products under the influence of microwaves change their structure at the molecular level and turn food into a powerful carcinogen. Frequent use of food from microwave ovens increases the risk of cancer.
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In 1989, a Swiss biologist Hertel and Professor Blanck examined the effects of microwave-based food on humans. Subject took turns eating food from the microwave and cooked on a regular stove. During the study, it turned out that after a microwave meal in the person’s blood, changes began to occur that resembled the onset of cancer.
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In 1991, the Earthletter magazine published an article by Dr. Lita Lee, which stated that absolutely all microwaves have magnetic leakage, degrade food quality and make it unhealthy.
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In traditional cooking, foods are heated in the usual way - from the outside to the inside. When using a microwave, everything happens unnaturally: the heating process occurs from the inside. As a result, food that was under the influence of microwaves is devoid of natural energy. By the way, and it cools somehow strange.
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Another danger when using the microwave occurs when the wrong choice of dishes for the microwave. It must be made of special heat-resistant glass, which best passes the radiation of the furnace and cooks faster. In no case should you use plastic containers. Under the influence of waves, plastic begins to release dangerous toxins, which can even cause acute food poisoning.
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It is better to buy a microwave from well-known manufacturers. Large companies strictly monitor safety parameters and control the level of radiation.
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A microwave oven is a source of radiation, therefore during its inclusion it is impossible to be at the end of the stove, especially for pregnant women and people with heart diseases.
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It is risky to feed children with breast milk or a milk mixture, heated in the microwave. Some of the acids that make up milk under the influence of microwaves are converted into deforming nervous system and toxic compounds for the kidneys.
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Microwave damage is not fully acknowledged by the scientific community. Massively, people began to use microwave ovens relatively recently, and so far there are no results proven by time.
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In order to protect yourself and your loved ones as much as possible, you need to use the microwave oven only in exceptional cases, strictly according to the instructions and do not forget about safety measures.
Useful advice
One simple experiment can be done to check if a microwave transmits harmful radiation. You need to put your mobile phone on a plate inside the turned off microwave. From another phone at a distance of 1-2 meters from the microwave oven, you need to call the phone number that is inside. If the unit is reliable and tight, the message of the network operator should sound: "The subscriber’s device is turned off or is out of range of the network."
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