Reduce microwave use to avoid cancer
November 12, 2009
"When the heat from the microwave that warms the food enters the body, the wave locates in the liver, breast or any part it could find and cause cancer later in life", she explained.
The workshop, being organised by the Pro-Image Consult, a public education and human development agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, is to train the operators on Customer Service, Hygiene, Regenerative Health and Nutrition, Food Preservation and Healthy cooking as well as lifting the standards of chop bar operation.
In a speech read for Dr Benjamin Kunbour, the Health Minister nominate, lauded the training and said it would help educate the women on how to prepare better meals to feed the populace and to ensure that people enjoyed healthy meals for good health.
"This workshop will teach you how to fortify the meals you prepare to make it nutrient-rich foods', he added.
Mrs Edith Addo, President, ICAG, appealed to the government to assist members with more of such training and exchange programmes to enable them learn and master the art of cooking.
In fraternal messages, the FDB and GTB urged the operators to keep hygienic surroundings and use fresh food items to prepare their meals.
GNA


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Comments
Unfortunately, this person is teaching a big mistake - a myth. NO, microwave energy does NOT remain in the food, nor does it make the food radioactive. It heats the water in the food which then cooks it - the microwaves stop as soon as the oven is stopped. There is no inherent danger in the FOOD from microwaves. Giving people false information is wrong, it hurts there lives. If a microwave oven is manufactured so badly that the microwaves go out through its walls when it is on, those waves ...