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How safe is to microwave your food? Here is all you need to know

To minimise risk, check the labelling on the package and follow the instructions to microwave food

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Senaka Ranadheera, Duane Mellor, Nenad Naumovski, Robyn McConchie | The Conversation
Today every kitchen would seem “under-equipped” without a microwave, with its efficient ability to cook, defrost and reheat a variety of different foods. The handy appliance uses microwave radiation to do so. This is a type of electromagnetic radiation similar to radio waves and infrared light.
Although generally recognised as safe, the internet is awash with articles about the dangers microwave radiation poses to your food. Some claim using microwaves can cause “cataracts and cancer”. Other posts says it “zaps the nutrients right out of your food”.
If you believe this, the “killer”

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