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Fitness influencer Ashy Bines reveals the bizarre health reason she refuses to use a microwave - but does science agree?


Controversial fitness influencer Ashy Bines has revealed the peculiar reason why she hasn't owned a microwave for over a decade.

The Queensland mother-of-two shared her concerns about the household device during an Instagram Q&A with fans on Saturday, saying she believed microwaves ruin the nutritional value of food. The Queensland mother-of-two shared her concerns about the household device during an Instagram Q&A with fans on Saturday, saying she believed microwaves ruin the nutritional value of food Microwaving is also better at retaining fibre, which is vital for gut health, compared to pressure cooking vegetables, according to a study published in Food Chemistry in 2002.

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