OT important cancer info

Hello everyone, I received this letter from our youngest daughter and know
that some of you may have gotten this information already (I have seen it
on the news about half a year ago), however it is so important as well as
basic, that I thought it good to pass it on again.

Els


Subject: FW: CANCER WARNING - PLEASE READ


Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This
information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases dioxin from
the plastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program
explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program
at the hospital.) He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for
us.
He said we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic
containers. This applies particularly to foods that contain fat. He said
that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxin into
the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxin are carcinogens
and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using
glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the
same results ...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. Just
safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. Remember when some of the
fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper? The
dioxin problem is one of the reasons. To add to this: Saran wrap placed
over foods as they are
nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food,
use paper towels instead.
Please pass this on to your family & friends, & those who are important
in your life.

Thank you for listening

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Thank you Elsje i will forward it to all my friends who freeze and use
plstic stuff ,
mirjam

"Els van Dam" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone, I received this letter from our youngest daughter and
know
that some of you may have gotten this information already (I have seen
it
on the news about half a year ago), however it is so important as well
as
basic, that I thought it good to pass it on again.


It sounds like just another scare story to me. Take a look here...

http://www.jhsph.edu/Press_Room/arti...n_dioxins.html

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm

yep, I got the same thing from my concerned sister in law. Unfortunately,
it has been around for a few years. More info he
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm

Michaela (in Canada)


Subject: FW: CANCER WARNING - PLEASE READ


Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This
information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Els dear, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but please ask your
daughter to check out www.snopes.com before forwarding anything like this.

Els van Dam wrote:
Hello everyone, I received this letter from our youngest daughter and know
that some of you may have gotten this information already (I have seen it
on the news about half a year ago), however it is so important as well as
basic, that I thought it good to pass it on again.

Els



Subject: FW: CANCER WARNING - PLEASE READ



Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This
information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases dioxin from
the plastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program
explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program
at the hospital.) He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for
us.
He said we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic
containers. This applies particularly to foods that contain fat. He said
that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxin into
the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxin are carcinogens
and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using
glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the
same results ...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. Just
safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. Remember when some of the
fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper? The
dioxin problem is one of the reasons. To add to this: Saran wrap placed
over foods as they are
nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food,
use paper towels instead.
Please pass this on to your family & friends, & those who are important
in your life.

Thank you for listening

In article , "Millie"
wrote:

"Els van Dam" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone, I received this letter from our youngest daughter and
know
that some of you may have gotten this information already (I have seen
it
on the news about half a year ago), however it is so important as well
as
basic, that I thought it good to pass it on again.


It sounds like just another scare story to me. Take a look here...

http://www.jhsph.edu/Press_Room/arti...n_dioxins.html

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm

Well Millie, you may very well be correct. However all my information on
cancer comes from people in the know. I will get some from my family Dr,
some from the nurse or technician who every year gives me a mammogramme,
some from the news media, or say from Family Circle or Womand Day. I am
sure that not all of these sources will have it correct. The nurse, who
passed this information on to my daughter, works in a very large Toronto
hospital, where they were brieved on this as inportant information. I
think when I change using glass for plastic, I can't go very much wrong.
Also we do not deplete our foccile sources, by using so much plastic
which end up in garbage dumps and far away beaches....(Last National
Geographic), so for me it is not a scare story...more common sense.

Els

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Thanks, Els.

Katherine

Els van Dam wrote:
Hello everyone, I received this letter from our youngest daughter and
know that some of you may have gotten this information already (I
have seen it on the news about half a year ago), however it is so
important as well as basic, that I thought it good to pass it on
again.

Els


Subject: FW: CANCER WARNING - PLEASE READ


Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This
information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't
freeze plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases
dioxin from the plastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital
was on a TV program explaining this health hazard. (He is the
manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital.) He was talking
about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
He said we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic
containers. This applies particularly to foods that contain fat. He
said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases
dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.
Dioxin are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies.
Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic
containers for heating food. You get the same results ...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. Just
safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. Remember when some of
the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to
paper? The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. To add to this:
Saran wrap placed over foods as they are
nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the
food, use paper towels instead.
Please pass this on to your family & friends, & those who are
important in your life.

Thank you for listening

Hi Els.....thanx for this info.....but our health people have been warning
about this for at least four years...little spokes people, I remember
hearing about it oh maybe longer than four years ago.

ALSO... alot of foodstuffs come in plastic containers....ie Milk
orangejuice and the like..over here you can buy small bottles of orange.
Now most if not all of these containers are biodegradeable, and after so
long they release chemicals which allow them to disintergrate... and some
people re-use these bottles.....DON'T..... some kids have their orange or
blackcurrant juice's made up and put back into these bottles for kids to
carry here there and everywhere...

If your child or you are one of these STOP NOW... nobody has said that it
is dangerous.....but when my dh told me about it alarm bells rang..... cos
better safe than sorry.

cheers....Cher
"Els van Dam" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone, I received this letter from our youngest daughter and know
that some of you may have gotten this information already (I have seen it
on the news about half a year ago), however it is so important as well as
basic, that I thought it good to pass it on again.

Els


Subject: FW: CANCER WARNING - PLEASE READ


Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This
information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer. Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
plastic water bottles with water in them as this also releases dioxin from
the plastic. Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program
explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program
at the hospital.) He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for
us.
He said we should not heat our food in the microwave using plastic
containers. This applies particularly to foods that contain fat. He said

that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxin into
the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxin are
carcinogens
and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using
glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the
same results ...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. Just
safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. Remember when some of the
fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper? The
dioxin problem is one of the reasons. To add to this: Saran wrap placed
over foods as they are
nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food,
use paper towels instead.
Please pass this on to your family & friends, & those who are important
in your life.

Thank you for listening

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In article , "cher"
wrote:

Hi Els.....thanx for this info.....but our health people have been warning
about this for at least four years...little spokes people, I remember
hearing about it oh maybe longer than four years ago.

ALSO... alot of foodstuffs come in plastic containers....ie Milk
orangejuice and the like..over here you can buy small bottles of orange.
Now most if not all of these containers are biodegradeable, and after so
long they release chemicals which allow them to disintergrate... and some
people re-use these bottles.....DON'T..... some kids have their orange or
blackcurrant juice's made up and put back into these bottles for kids to
carry here there and everywhere...

If your child or you are one of these STOP NOW... nobody has said that it
is dangerous.....but when my dh told me about it alarm bells rang..... cos
better safe than sorry.


Cher, I agree, and changing back to the use of other materials, such as
glass ware, is not a bad thing at all, because that is how I was brought
up and we did fine with out all that plastic anyway. Less garbage, and
less loss of fosil fuels as well. I know that several people here think
that this waring about dioxin is all hearsay, and unproven. I went to the
websites that were recommended to read about these disproving factors, but
did not see or read any solid backup for this claim. So I will err on the
side of caution, less plastic is better.

Els

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"Els van Dam" wrote in message
...
In article , "cher"
wrote:

Hi Els.....thanx for this info.....but our health people have been
warning
about this for at least four years...little spokes people, I remember
hearing about it oh maybe longer than four years ago.

ALSO... alot of foodstuffs come in plastic containers....ie Milk
orangejuice and the like..over here you can buy small bottles of orange.
Now most if not all of these containers are biodegradeable, and after so
long they release chemicals which allow them to disintergrate... and
some
people re-use these bottles.....DON'T..... some kids have their orange
or
blackcurrant juice's made up and put back into these bottles for kids
to
carry here there and everywhere...

If your child or you are one of these STOP NOW... nobody has said that
it
is dangerous.....but when my dh told me about it alarm bells rang.....
cos
better safe than sorry.


Cher, I agree, and changing back to the use of other materials, such as
glass ware, is not a bad thing at all, because that is how I was brought
up and we did fine with out all that plastic anyway. Less garbage, and
less loss of fosil fuels as well. I know that several people here think
that this waring about dioxin is all hearsay, and unproven. I went to the
websites that were recommended to read about these disproving factors, but
did not see or read any solid backup for this claim. So I will err on the
side of caution, less plastic is better.

Els

And, if for no other reason, for environmental concerns. I try and use
baggies as little as possible (except to hold yarn in and then resuse them
and reuse them!), and for things like coffee and soda, I use a refillable
mug or cup. As far as microwaving, I hadn't heard about the plastic scare,
but if I can't use a microwave safe cover, then I will use wax paper anyway
(it's cheaper!)

Karen in MN