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Microwave ovens and health

Microwave heated foods

***There is no established evidence that microwave ovens cause any health effects
when used according to the manufacturer's instructions and maintained in good
working order.

****Microwave ovens do not cause cancer

*****Microwave ovens do not make foods radioactive. Microwave ovens heat food by
producing radiation which is absorbed by water molecules in the food. This makes
the water molecules vibrate and produce heat, which cooks the food. Microwaves heat
food. They do not make any changes to food that aren’t made in any other cooking
method. So they do not make food any more likely to cause cancer.

****If you follow the instructions for use for a microwave oven there is no known
harmful effect on humans.

Microwave ovens work by using very high levels of a certain frequency of RF

radiation (in the microwave spectrum) to heat foods. When microwaves are absorbed
by food containing water, it causes the water molecules to vibrate, which produces
heat. Microwaves do not use x-rays or gamma rays, and they do not make food
radioactive. Microwave ovens can cook food, but they do not otherwise change the
chemical or molecular structure of it.

Microwave ovens are designed so that the microwaves are contained within the oven
itself. The oven only makes microwaves when the door is shut and the oven is turned
on. When microwave ovens are used according to instructions, there is no evidence
that they pose a health risk to people. In the US, federal standards limit the
amount of radiation that can leak from a microwave oven to a level far below what
would harm people. Ovens that are damaged or modified, however, could allow
microwaves to leak out, and so could pose a hazard to people nearby by potentially
causing burns.

Although some people have been injured from microwave ovens, most often they have
been burns from contact with steam or hot food.