Does microwaving food really destroy vitamins/enzymes?!
Answers: I've heard of people who throw out their microwave b/c it's ruining the nutrition in their food. I haven't been able to find evidence substantiating this belief so if anyone knows of anything I should be reading, please let me know.
actually no. It actually keeps the vitamins and nutrients better than traditional cooking. The reason this all started was b/c someone tested some food after it was nuked only to be found out later it had been cooked in a lot of water. The vitamins seeped out to the water. This will happen with regular cooking as well.
yes microwaves are even banned in most places in Russia - they have linked alot of death to it!
Heat in general is capable of destroying enzymes. But in reality your body breaks down most of them anyway into their core components and re-builds them anyway. So I dont think it really matters if you get your nutrients whole or not.
Granted some nutrients we can not construct (for example we only can make 18 of the 21 amino acids)... but I wouldnt throw out your microwave unless you also throw out all your frying pans too. Think about the restructuring of egg-whites. From albumin to a gnarled mess.
Enjoy
Microwave ovens heat food through a process of creating molecular friction, but this same molecular friction quickly destroys the delicate molecules of vitamins and phytonutrients (plant medicines) naturally found in foods. One study showed that microwaving vegetables destroys up to 97% of the nutritional content (vitamins and other plant-based nutrients that prevent disease, boost immune function and enhance health). http://www.americanchronicle.com/article...
Have a look at this site which discusses the studies showing that it does http://www.relfe.com/microwave.html