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Summary: Irradiated food use radiation to get rid of pests and bacteria. Learn about the pro's and con's of irradiated food in this free nutrition video.
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Brenda Thompson Brenda L. Thompson is a licensed dietitian and professional chef. She had struggled with weight her entire life. After some extreme life experiences, she dec... read more
Your irradiated products is really a high power radiation beam that kills bacteria and maybe insects or things that might be harmful in foods. A radiation is usually most common in things like meat, poultry, seasonings and spices and sometimes in fruit and vegetables. There are three different kinds of ways that they use and it's just most important to know that there are just very high powered. Critics are often curious about radiation because they are concerned meaning that they are killing some of the nutrients or they are causing some mutations among some of the chemical bonds in the natural foods. There is really not that much research out there but it's important to also know that radiation this kind of radiation is also used in the medical industry to sterilize medical products. Surgical gloves, cosmetics and purifying wool, so I think that explains how high power of this radiation that is occurring that is occurring to the foods. So as a consumer it's your choice, you decide if you don't want foods that are radiated then you should not consume conventional foods. But if it's not a concern for you, then go ahead and consume the conventional foods it's up to you.