permaculture

[John Irwin <jwirwin@permaculture.net>]

Hi Toby & Pc pals:

I looked into this a bit myself - only a bit -  I came to the conclusion that
maybe it might be OK to heat up food a little - say for a minute - but not
to cook food with a microwave.

Like to hear more -

John

Toby Hemenway wrote:

> (note: this post describes animal experiments, which many find offensive;
> just wanted to warn you)
>
> There was an experiment done awhile back in which young kittens were fed
> fresh meat, canned meat, or meat that had been cooked in a microwave. All
> the kittens fed microwaved food died within 3 months. If I remember
> correctly, some of the kittens fed canned meat developed various health
> problems, while most of the ones fed fresh meat remained healthy. We have
> the reference tucked away somewhere.
>
> Humans obviously are more robust, but this would suggest that microwaved
> food either lacks important nutrients, or contains some toxin(s).
>
> Toby
>
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