Information from Johns-Hopkins (plastic and cancer)

@jess368 (3368)
United States
April 3, 2009 9:47am CST
[b]Bottled water in your car is very dangerous![/b] On the Ellen show, Sheryl Crow said this is what caused her breast cancer. It has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels of dioxin in breast cancer tissue. Sheryl Crow's oncologist told her:women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. The heat reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water. Dioxin is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. Pass this on to all the women in yourlife. This information is the kind we need to know that just might save us! Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle instead of plastic! LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / GIRLFRIEND / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE! This information is also being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center No plastic containers in microwave. No water bottles in freezer No plastic wrap in microwave. A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked 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 especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat,=2 0and plastic releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.... Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.. You get the same results, only 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.. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons... Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran wrap, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high [b]heat causes poisonous toxins [/b]to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead. [b]This is an article that should be sent To anyone important in Your life![/b]
2 responses
• Philippines
6 Apr 09
[b][/b]but how about those plastic containers that are labeled Microwable, are they included? if they are, how come they still manufactured them and labelled them as such, how do we know it?
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
8 Apr 09
I went in to some detail about that in the post above. Basically, most that stat they are safe, really are. There are a few that might not be...
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
3 Apr 09
I never drink anything that has been left in the car...even water. I had erad this a couplr of years ago and didn't know if it was true or not. I did not know about the freezing aspect though! I will have to let my daugters know about this, because they are always putting bottled water in the freezer to get slushy before cheer practice. Mot of the tv dinners that I purchase have gone to paper/cardboard boxes, so this is a good thing!
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@jess368 (3368)
• United States
3 Apr 09
Yes, I just recently read in the newspaper, that not all plastic is made in the microwave. Most of the time, if it says its microwave safe, they are telling the truth. I will have to look it up, but I think if the plastic container has the 7 in the middle of a circle on the bottom, then it really is safe (but I may have that backwards)