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Have they really?

Because many people use plastic Tupperware in the microwave. I've never purchased a piece of tuperware that said it would release microplastics into the food if I put it in the microwave.

I don't know what it is lately but I feel like a lot of things labeled as "myths" and "woo woo" seem to be coming out as actually harmful, forever chemicals, fluoride in drinking water are others that come to mind.

I remember there was a bit of a trend to rubbish using microwaves, as if it harmed the food or something, but it is curious that those people actually had a point, at least when the microwave was combined with plastic containers.

My opinion, it's better to always have an open mind.

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Just not so open that your brains fall out. “This copper bracelet will…” or “these crystals will…”

>fluoride in drinking water

Is there a legitimate issue with fluoride in drinking water? A quick google search yields nothing.

Meta-analysis study from China says fluoride in drinking water lower IQ by 7 points on average in children, with more fluoride causing higher effects [1]. Probably politically infeasible to do such a study in the US because of left-right polarity but I'm sure once it gets widespread acknowledgement in a couple of decades, there'll be people saying how it was obvious all along.

Other studies too from a quick google search. Pregnant women drinking fluoridated water lowers children's IQ by 3-4 points [2]

1. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/fluoride-children...

2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/08/20/fluoride-an...

From google

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18695947/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31424532/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5285601/

This is a good article as an overview of the problem:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-020-0973-8

Interesting, thank you!

> I've never purchased a piece of tuperware that said it would release microplastics into the food if I put it in the microwave.

One thing to be skeptical or open minded or whatever but this statement is just stunningly naive. That you would only consider it if the company selling it tell you that. There is a thing called using your brain to come to independent conclusions. I'm probably just pissing into the wind here because I realize the current discourse it that you must listen to your betters and believe only the experts or whatever.

I think they're using that statement as an indication of the average consumer's behavior, not necessarily their own. In fact, their very next sentence makes it clear that they aren't just swallowing the official line wholesale.

Maybe you should go see a doctor about that knee-jerk problem.

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