Research Round 2
I want to discuss obesity rates and how they have sky-rocketed throughout the years because of different food choices. Microwave ovens sure do make a meal a lot quicker than cooking on the stove or a fire. Not only is the cook time cut down dramatically, the prep time, and clean-up is pretty much eliminated also. Cooking microwavable meals is not the best for someone trying to stay slender and in shape. Over the years more and more people have become obese. I want to discuss the numbers of obesity and how they have gone up so much within the years because of poor food choices. People want fast, fast, fast, and forget about the nutritional value of what they are feeding their families and their selves. How have microwaves caused people to make poor eating decisions? I think this resource is a good choice because it shows the dramatic change with Americans eating and exercising changes throughout the years of 1985 till 2010. No state in America obesity rate is lower than 20%, and in 1985 most states were 5-10% and only 8 of the states were up to 10-14%. Here is a chart to show the rates in 2010. This came from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html On the website you can click on each year and see how America’s rates have changed each year.
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“Did microwaves spark obesity? asks a BBC news article which describes a debate in which three experts were asked when the nation’s obesity crisis really began and what could be the probable causes.” This quote is from an article I found online, here is the web address, http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2007/06/13/microwave-oven-the-latest-victim-in-the-obesity-blame-game/. This articles title is, Microwave Ovens: The Latest Victim In The Obesity Blame-Game. Literally all you have to do is set food in the microwaves, press the button, and your food is hot and ready to be eaten in a minute or two. It doesn’t get much easier than that, does it. Have you ever considered such a small thing as a microwave oven to cause such huge worldly problem? I think this source is wonderful because the article gives a new perspective about new technology and how it has effected people. Everyone has a choice to eat healthy or use a microwave, but with the busy schedules most Americans have today the microwave oven is a lot more practical at times.
Today I learned from this source http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/health-hazards-to-know-about/microwave-radiation ,that microwaves work the same for all substances. Everything that is put into a microwave oven goes through a destructive process. Microwave ovens work by making the molecules in the food move faster and faster to heat up the food in a small amount of time. Moving the molecules around so fast destroys vitamins, minerals, proteins in the food. I find this to be a helpful source because it informs microwave oven users that the radiation put off by the microwave oven takes out all of the nutrition the food previously had in it.
Radiation is also a common issue discussed when it comes to microwave ovens. Do microwave ovens produce radiation that is dangerous to humans or is it just a myth? It is true, microwaves not only make food un-nutritional but they can also be very dangerous. This website talks about dangers of the microwave oven, some are; Microwave ovens turn some minerals into cancerous agents, food from microwaves may cause tumors, they can cause an increase in cancerous cells in our blood, the radiation in the food can weaken our immune systems, memory loss, emotional problems, a decrease in intelligence, slow down hormone production. http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/microwave-radiation-ovens-460709 Who knew that microwave ovens were so dangerous to have in your household, i certainly had no idea that this simple technology caused so many other problems.
Another thing that most of us would never think about is, microwave repairs. The first thing I think of when I hear “microwave repair” is more jobs. It is always great, in my opinion, when there is an opportunity for more people to get employed. Yes people do need repairs on their microwaves often. After studying I actually found out that repairing a microwave is not as easy as it sounds. I also learned that a microwave oven is one of the most dangerous appliances to repair. If everything isn’t done precise and right, then it can leak very dangerous of radiation. I thought this would be good for my PLE research because it made me think more out of the box. http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/safety.html
Ninety percent of the Americans today have a microwave oven in their household. Almost the whole United States of America owns a microwave. Will Americans sacrafice their own health even if they know they are in danger. Microwave ovens are just so convenient to have, and makes things a whole lot easier and faster.
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This chart shows the value of how many microwave ovens were imported in the year 2009 in the top ranking countries. Microwave sells are still high. Here is my link for my information. http://worldtradedaily.com/2012/02/24/microwave-ovens-trade-profile-u-s-importing-companies-and-free-data-download/
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