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Eating food cooked in a microwave oven causes cancer.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that eating food cooked in a microwave oven causes cancer?
Unclear. Several reference and Q&A sources state that microwaving does not make food radioactive or contaminated and that microwave radiation is non-ionizing, so it cannot cause cancer by that mechanism. None of the retrieved items directly studies whether eating microwaved food causes cancer in humans, so the evidence only partially addresses the claim.
Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 4 against · Last checked
Evidence against · 4
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Microwave oven. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven
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Is food cooked in a microwave oven harmful for the health?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/528/is-food-cooked-in-a-microwave-oven-harmful-for-the-health
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Can standing in front of a microwave oven give you cancer?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/552/can-standing-in-front-of-a-microwave-oven-give-you-cancer
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Microwave Ovens | FDA. (n.d.). fda.gov. https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/resources-you-radiation-emitting-products/microwave-ovens
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