Corner of the reader. March of March

1989/03/01 Larraz, Joan Jesus | Lizartzategi, Antxon Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Osasuna

QUESTION: QUESTION

I read an article about microwave ovens in a newspaper. In it pregnant women recommend not to use it but did not explain why. The question is: Do microwave ovens harm the human body?

Endika de Miguel

1. ANSWER ANSWER

The truth is that I have no data on the question the reader asks. After analyzing the bibliography in depth, I have not found microwave that can harm pregnant women. Therefore, I don't think it's worrying.

Juan Jesús Larraz

Gynecologist Gynecologist

2. ANSWER ANSWER

The microwave oven generates 2450 MHz waves and rubs the molecules of the food inside. High frequency friction is rapidly heated. In addition, the food produces a microwave concentration inside the oven.

If the microwave went outside (something practically impossible, as we just said) and caught your hand, they would warm your hand. It would not happen anymore. The eyes and testes are more sensitive to microwaves, that is, they are heated faster. But the effect is only to warm up and there is no radioactivity or other mysterious pollution.

However, it is impossible for the cook to be trapped by the microwave. On the one hand, if the door is not well closed, the furnace cannot be lit. On the other hand, if someone “roasted” or avoided safety in a trap, the internal fuse would burn and it would be necessary for the house technician to start it again.

Knowing very well the design of the oven and making holes in some places with very bad intention can cause a microwave leak (if there were food inside the oven there would be no leakage, since the microwave would be concentrated inside). The area trapped by the escape would only be heated. But that's so hard! It can be said that it is impossible.

In addition, if you enter the normal baked head heated to 200ºC, of course, it will be heated.

Antxon Lizartzategi

Technician of Moulinex