Do you think that the microwave oven will be bad for our health?

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@youless (114117)
Guangzhou, China
November 2, 2015 3:24am CST
My colleagues said it was bad for the health to use the microwave oven to heat the lunch. So they use the ricemaker to heat their lunch instead. As to me, I don't mind using the microwave oven at all. I don't believe the food will be harmful for the health. It is still convenient to use the microwave oven. It takes about few minutes and it shall have no harm for the food.
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@kataomoi (708)
• Japan
2 Nov 15
I watched a TV show before that did a study on microwaves. It's actually not harmful to us. There's radiation, yes, but you'll only be affected if you're pressing your face against the microwave as it's running or if your microwave is defective. So no worries.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Nov 15
This is an useful information.
@kataomoi (708)
• Japan
3 Nov 15
@youless Yup. So tell your friends not to worry. It's safe to use a microwave.
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
2 Nov 15
Your friends are crazy. It's not bad for your health to eat food that's warmed in a microwave. Tell them it's safer than breathing the air in most of China's cities.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Nov 15
Today people tend to make a fuss and believe the rumors.
@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
@boiboing now that's a witty response. I use the microwave once in a while. My wife and I like how we nuke our food.
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
3 Nov 15
Microwaved food is no more 'bad for your health' than food warmed by the sun, for example. Microwaves are simply a form of energy, like light, which is absorbed by the food and causes a rise in temperature. They do NOT leave any 'harmful radiation' in the food! Microwaves are harmful to humans and animals only if we are exposed to them because they heat our living tissue in exactly the same way as they heat food. The difference, of course, is that cooking living tissue is a bad thing, whereas cooking food is not!
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Nov 15
Your explanation is in details
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Nov 15
hi@youless yes its really safe I used one for years all that styff avoiyt unsafe is just rubbish. They are very safe and saveus a lot of time too. I wish I dould cook again b ut alas Im in a retirement center.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Nov 15
My colleagues just don't believe me about microwave oven is harmful for the health is just a rumor.
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Nov 15
@youless I iknow here in the us too some still think its unsafe but Ih ave usedone for years and have no illness fromn it I do am now in a retirement center so cannot do any coo king i miss that.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
3 Nov 15
They used to think the radiation could cause cancer. I think that has been disproven. I use the microwave all the time.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Nov 15
Today people are worried about so many things.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
We always reheat our leftovers in the microwave . But i think it's not bad for our health because if it is then it is already banned from the market to be sold.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Nov 15
Actually microwave oven is not a new invention. It has been used for years and time will prove it is harmful or not.
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• United States
2 Nov 15
The rice cooker will take a long time no? I would use the micro personally. I do believe it puts out waves, but hey, it is the modern world and we have to hurry.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Nov 15
The rice maker will need longer time to heat the food compares to the microwave oven.
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@amnabas (14877)
• Karachi, Pakistan
2 Nov 15
Yes it is bad from health point of view it causes cancer i heard.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Nov 15
Really? If so, the microwave ovens shall not be available in the market any more.
@gudheart (12659)
2 Nov 15
I know that it emits radiation which is bad for us.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Nov 15
In fact the TV, cellphone, sun... They all send out raditions.
@rakski (156921)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
I always use the microwave in reheating left over food. I thin it is bad if you use it and when your food is in plastic. You should use microwave safe plates/containers.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Nov 15
I think glasses are always the best for microwave oven.