It makes sense as part of the whole. We resisted getting a house microwave for awhile but then one appeared -- a relative no longer needed it. There would be a good few micro burritos that wouldn’t have found our bellies were we not to have it. On the other hand it’s really convenient for last minute reheats and finish cooking.

Anyhow, blaming microwaves for obesity seems kind of like blaming cars for car accidents -- well yes, of course, but the humans operating these machines are the driving force -- sorry for the pun.

Foods being put in microwaves removes the nutrients and so our body doesn’t thrive as it should. If we boil, bake or bbq our foods we will receive the nutrients that are missing when we microwave.

It’s not the convenience of the microwave that’s sparking the epidemic, it’s the fact that microwaving food alters it so that it is actually harmful.

Bridestein, that’s actually a great practice, the reason being is that our bodies heat food up as part of the digestion process. If we eat food right out of the fridge then our bodies have to do lots of extra work to heat them that much more to the proper temp. If we let it sit out for a little while it saves us a little bit of energy and is easier to digest. It is especially true for things that are not cooked, like fruit and veggies, it is very hard on our tummys to eat cold produce. If we were to pick food right out of nature the only time it’s going to be cold is if we literally take it off the plant early in the morning, and even still it won’t be as cold as if it was in a fridge. Meat, as far as I know, isn’t cold until the animal is butchered and put in the fridge. Kudos to the good habit:-D
http://www.womenhealthcenter.net

Here is a story on the health effects of consuming irradiated food. While microwaves do not have the same effects as ionizing radiation, this story goes to show the possibilities for health impacts from consuming microwaved food.
http://www.fightobesity.net/20-facts-on-obesity.html