🍿 Stop Bullying Your Microwave, Science Says
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Times of India · 1 min read · · Updated
💀 OOPS SAYS
Good news: your microwave isn’t actually turning your food radioactive. Bad news: you still have to take responsibility for whatever questionable leftovers you decided to put in there.
What actually happened
There is something about the microwave that makes it seem less wholesome than a stove. Perhaps it is the speed, the strange humming sound or the long-running fear that radiation somehow gets into the food. But when scientists look at what actually happens inside a microwave, the story is considerably less alarming. Microwaving food does not make it radioactive or inherently unhealthy. In fact, research suggests that, for many foods, microwave cooking can preserve nutrients as well as, or sometimes better than, conventional cooking. Scroll down to read more....
Key points
- There is something about the microwave that makes it seem less wholesome than a stove.
- Perhaps it is the speed, the strange humming sound or the long-running fear that radiation somehow gets into the food.
- But when scientists look at what actually happens inside a microwave, the story is considerably less alarming.
- Microwaving food does not make it radioactive or inherently unhealthy.
Summary based on data provided by Times of India. Full article available at the original publisher.
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