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Questions tagged [microwaves]

A kitchen appliance that heats food by dielectric heating accomplished with radiation used to heat polarized molecules in food.

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Does heating breast milk in a microwave oven destroy nutrients?

Related to this question but from nutritional point of view. Does microwave heating (not excessive) reduce human breast milk nutritional qualities? Especially compared to conventional stove heating. NY Times Never microwave breast milk --…
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Are Microwave Ovens Harmful?

Possible Duplicate: Can microwave ovens give you cancer? I was handed a leaflet today by a man in a bumble-bee costume. Here's an excerpt: Cook with Love. but without a Microwave Oven ln cellular telecommunication microwave radiation causes…
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Is the microwave bad for heating baby food?

Possible Duplicate: Is food cooked in a microwave oven considered harmful for the health? I am well aware that there are concerns about "hot spots" (small areas which are hotter than others that are produced in the microwave) when heating…
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Mobile towers pose serious hazards?

Possible Duplicate: Do mobile phones have anything to do with brain cancer? Today we had a seminar about wireless technologies and were told that mobile towers pose serious health hazards. I found this related article on web:…
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Does eating food cooked with a microwave reduce the haemoglobin count of the blood?

HealthyHolisticLiving writes in Facts About Microwave Ovens That Will Make You Never Want To Use One Again The blood samples from test subjects who had consumed microwaved foods demonstrated decreased lymphocytes (white blood cells) and decreased…
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Is microwaving Styrofoam hazardous/toxic/unhealthy?

I have heard this mentioned many times throughout life. It is also number 5 in this article's list of Things you should never put in a microwave. But is it really bad to microwave Styrofoam? Specifically the claim that it can give you cancer or make…
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Water exploding upon microwaving

Many people believe that water can explode out of a container after being microwaved. Is this true?
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Is it possible to heat water beyond the boiling point using a microwave?

Possible Duplicate: Can microwaved water explode? Is it possible to heat water beyond its boiling point using a microwave? Furthermore, is there any truth to stories that such overheated water could explode?. Have any people been burnt while…
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