Some years ago I read of a study in Germany using two well-matched
groups of people. They fed one conventionally cooked food, the other,
microwaved. What I remember is that they took blood samples from both
groups and the ones eating the m-waved foods had significant changes in
their white blood cells. It was alarming enough that all involved with
the study swore off microwave cooking. Sorry I can't recall any further
details.

I have a pretty good idea that it was reported by PPNF

http://members.aol.com/ppnf/main.html

which has the details on the Pottenger cat feeding experiments. This
foundation is well worth the membership as their accompnaying journal is
a wonderful source of health information. Enig and Fallon are connected
somehow with them also.

Sharon

John C. Pavao wrote:
>
> Very good point.  Microwaves are no better, and probably worse, than
> regular cooking.  I haven't seen any actual data on what a microwave does
> to food, but I think of it like this:  the body is probably a little more
> likely able to handle regular cooked food than what comes out of a
> microwave, especially if it alters molecular structure.  Personally, I try
> to keep microwave use to a minimum.
>
> The difference between what heat cooking and what microwaving does is still
> a little unclear to me.  I've read that it breaks down some molecules into
> unnatural compounds that the body may not be able to handle, or handle
> well.  Like I said, though, I've yet to see any specific data on what the
> microwave does to food.  Mechanically it sounds fairly innocuous.  It just
> excites the water molecules, which creates heat.  I'd really like to read
> something on this topic.  Anybody know of anything?
>
> I have read in a few place recently about a study done on cats.  Two groups
> of cats were fed cooked meat and raw meat respectively.  (No more
> information is given on how the meat was cooked, or how much it was
> cooked.)  The group on the cooked meat was largely unable to reproduce
> after three generations, was weak and had skeletal deformities.  The group
> on raw meat was normal.  Some of the cats on the cooked meat diet were
> switched back to raw meat.  They recovered enough to reproduce, and their
> offspring were normal.
>
> Is this problem as serious for us?  Maybe not, but it's likely that it
> applies to some degree.  I know I try to eat as much of my beef as rare as
> possible (I cook it until the outside turns brown and that's it).
>
> I'm sorry I can't definitively answer your question.  I'm going to try to
> do a little more research on this topic and if I find anything of interest
> I'll be sure to post it.
>
> John Pavao