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I love induction and I hate gas. But aren't there possible effects of induction on health?

by forty 5y ago

maxwell86 5y ago
What kind of effects?
- lrem 5y ago
  Denaturation of proteins? ;)
- willis936 5y ago
  Magic, but the "jury's still out".
aqme28 5y ago
Do you mean effects of gas on health? Those are well documented.
lumb63 5y ago
EMFs (such as from induction cooktops) absolutely have an impact on health. A study I cited in another comment indicates that a compliant induction cooktop emits 16x the amount on non-ionizing radiation that’s considered safe.
- BenjiWiebe 5y ago
  At what frequency? At lower frequencies, you can go higher power, as more of the radiation passes through you instead of warming you up.
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willis936 5y ago
You mean the (non-existent) health effects of non-ionizing radiation exposure? The damage feels like heat at lower frequencies (sitting in front of a fire oh no!) and a sizzle at higher frequencies (sitting in the sun oh no!). Induction stovetops emit orders of magnitude less than a fire and nothing at higher frequencies. Essentially: they get hot. The best advice I can give: if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/nonionizing_radiation.html https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/nonionizing_radiation.htm...
- forty 5y ago
  Well, at least sitting in the sun can definitely cause health issues :) I think the article is precisely about studying more closely something that was thought to be safe (by the author at least), keeping an open mind never hurts :) It's not like I would switch back to gas even if induction radiation was found to be causing some kind of health issue anyway, just like I'm still using my phone, because it's convenient (or going at the beach even if it's sunny because I like it ^^)
  - willis936 5y ago
    Keeping an open mind never hurts, but being willfully blind to a hundred years of studies does. There is no proposed mechanism for these health effects. It is literally "be scared of the boogeyman because you don't know better".
faeriechangling 5y ago
Well induction has no measurable negative health effects whereas gas is so bad for you that it leads to a I think in the realm of a quarter increase in childhood asthma? In terms of negative health effects there’s combustion and then there’s everything else.

I love induction and I hate gas. But aren't there possible effects of induction on health?

by forty 5y ago

I love induction and I hate gas. But aren't there possible effects of induction on health?

maxwell86 5y ago

What kind of effects?

lrem 5y ago
Denaturation of proteins? ;)
willis936 5y ago
Magic, but the "jury's still out".

aqme28 5y ago

Do you mean effects of gas on health? Those are well documented.

lumb63 5y ago

EMFs (such as from induction cooktops) absolutely have an impact on health. A study I cited in another comment indicates that a compliant induction cooktop emits 16x the amount on non-ionizing radiation that’s considered safe.

BenjiWiebe 5y ago
At what frequency? At lower frequencies, you can go higher power, as more of the radiation passes through you instead of warming you up.

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willis936 5y ago

You mean the (non-existent) health effects of non-ionizing radiation exposure? The damage feels like heat at lower frequencies (sitting in front of a fire oh no!) and a sizzle at higher frequencies (sitting in the sun oh no!). Induction stovetops emit orders of magnitude less than a fire and nothing at higher frequencies. Essentially: they get hot. The best advice I can give: if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/nonionizing_radiation.html https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/nonionizing_radiation.htm...

forty 5y ago
Well, at least sitting in the sun can definitely cause health issues :) I think the article is precisely about studying more closely something that was thought to be safe (by the author at least), keeping an open mind never hurts :) It's not like I would switch back to gas even if induction radiation was found to be causing some kind of health issue anyway, just like I'm still using my phone, because it's convenient (or going at the beach even if it's sunny because I like it ^^)
- willis936 5y ago
  Keeping an open mind never hurts, but being willfully blind to a hundred years of studies does. There is no proposed mechanism for these health effects. It is literally "be scared of the boogeyman because you don't know better".

faeriechangling 5y ago

Well induction has no measurable negative health effects whereas gas is so bad for you that it leads to a I think in the realm of a quarter increase in childhood asthma? In terms of negative health effects there’s combustion and then there’s everything else.