[Rhodes22-list] Dioxin Carcinogens

[Todd Tavares]

   It is funny how every one seems to rely on snopes.com as if they are the only and final authority for myth busting any story remotely resembling an urban legend. My wife did months or reading and research for two papers she wrote for a class in college.

   As far as dioxin goes?.....who knows...but, while de-bunking this story for its dubious source,  this is one story that snopes.com in wrong about.  A simple google search will prove it.

  Many studies have been performed, and clinical reports published, proving that chemicals leech from plastic containers into the foods during microwaving; ie: Phthalates, bisphenolA, etc....xenoestrogens, which in the body, mimic the female growth hormone estrogen.  Studies HAVE proven that these chemicals do get passed into the foods.

  When male and female bodies are overloaded with these xenoestrogens, the result is a higher occurrence of breast, endometryosis, and uterine cancer in women, and prostate cancer in men.  This is an active area of research, especially at Cornell University.  The link was accidently discovered during breast cancer research at Tufts University when the control tissue samples became contaminated with nonylphenol molecules (a xenoestrogen) being shed from the plastic tubes into the serum.

    But everyone's body reacts differently to long term exposure to chemicals and especially hormones.  During her research, she showed me a study involving childen in Puerto Rico.  Some genes in these Puerto Rican girls, when they were exposed to the estrogen overload, caused pre-mature developement and thelarche.  Time magazine did a the cover story about early puberty and estrogen contamination a couple of years ago.  Some studies are even attempting to link this to increase of  male homosexuality.

   The more research she did, the more scared she became.  These same xenoestrogens are normally found in higher concentrations in household cleaners and cosmetics. Her and her best girlfriend have become fanatical about buying meat from the butcher wrapped in white butcher's paper, and not using zip-loc bags or tupperware except to store dry goods.

  My wife Linda is worried because she has a family history of cancer.  I joke with her that worrying isn't good for her either.

 It sure was hard to find real glass baby bottles and latex nipples when the kids were babies.  LOL



Todd 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:22:00 -0500
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: Dioxin Carcinogens

> Sorry. - rob
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> http://www.snopes.com/toxins/plastic.htm
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> From: "Robert Quinn" <rjquinn at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Rhodes 22 Group" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 10:51 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: Dioxin Carcinogens
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> Subject: Fw: Dioxin Carcinogens
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> Received  this from a friend ...
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> > >   This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical
> Center.
> > >
> > >   Dioxin Carcinogens causes cancer.
> > >
> > >   Especially breast cancer. Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with
> > >   water as this also releases dioxin in 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 dioxin and how bad they are for us.
> > >
> > >   He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using
> > >   plastic containers. This applies 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.
> > >
> > >   He said we might 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.
> > >
> > >   Pass this on to your friends..
> > >
> > >   Nancy Mastbrook
> > >   Health Systems Specialist
> > >   Dept of Surgery
> > >   202-782-6651
> > >   nancy.mastbrook at na.amedd.army.mil
> > >
> > >
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