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Do microwaves alter food at the molecular level, and does this make the food unsafe to eat? Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, executive editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Microwave ovens bombard food with electromagnetic waves. This makes water molecules inside the food vibrate, which produces heat and cooks the food from the […]