Induction cooktops use electromagnetic fields to heat pans quickly and efficiently. While induction produces low-frequency radiation, studies show daily use poses little risk to health. Controversy over other electromagnetic field (EMF) sources is due to early studies linking power lines to cancer, but subsequent research found no clear evidence of health effects from levels produced by appliances. While induction cooktops emit EMFs like other electric devices, the levels during normal use are considered safe.

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Buying an induction stove is an rare purchase. Presently, the change towards substituting
electric cooktops with induction cooktops is very popular. Induction cooktops are very fast and
save energy.
Induction cooktops can also shut down automatically when you take the pot off the cooktop,
even if you forget to turn them off. In addition, newer induction cooktops can sense what is
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2. sitting on a burner and automatically adjust the energy output to the size of the pan.
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They are commonly used in commercial kitchens and they are now being introduced into the
home.
How it works
Induction cooktops are basically electromagnets. They are copper coils that become magnetic
when an electrical current is passed through them. When a pan is placed on the burner, the pan
becomes an extension of the electromagnet.
The pan gets very hot through this electromagnetic process, and that’s the reason why only
steel metals work with the induction burners. Heating happens quickly, which is why induction
cooking is very fast and ef cient.
During this process, the pan becomes magnetized, a small current passes from the cookware to
your body when the pan is touched. This current is called electromagnetic frequency (EMF) or
radiation. This is one of the reasons why people are so careful while using induction cooking.
Induction stoves use electricity and have some electrical appliance hazards. They emit
electromagnetic eld (EMF) or radiation like every other appliance. But how dangerous are
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3. EMFs and how dangerous is the induction stove?
The answers depend on who you ask. Some might argue that they cause harm to human’s
health like headaches, cancer, nausea to malignant tumors while other believe that it's
completely harmless.
With this in mind, we should take a look at Electromagnetic eld (EMF)
EMF’s and the controversies around according to scientists
Electric elds are created by differences in voltage: The higher the voltage, the stronger will be
the resultant eld. Magnetic elds are created when electric current ows; the greater the
current, the stronger the magnetic eld. An electric eld will exist even when there is no
current owing. If current does ow, the strength of the magnetic eld will vary with power
consumption but the electric eld strength will be constant.
The electric eld and magnetic elds work together, and they both exist anywhere there is an
electrical charge. This is why they are classi ed into one category called electromagnetic elds.
The emissions from the electric eld and magnetic eld are called electromagnetic radiation.
There are several sources of EMF’s. They exist in our day-to-day activities and are abundant in
nature, such as in the atmosphere, the sun, and the earth itself. The sun is a huge source of
electromagnetic radiation, including the ultraviolet light and visible light. The ultraviolet rays of
the sun are harmful to human esh and are estimated to cause about 1 million cases of skin
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4. cancer a year. However, life on earth would not exist if not for the visible light from the sun—
photosynthesis.
So how do we label the natural EMFs? Good or bad?
Most people are not really concerned about the naturally occurring EMFs, not withstanding
that we are exposed to large amounts of these EMFs in our lives. These EMFs can cause more
harm to the body than the manmade EMFs.
Manmade EMFs surround us, unless we decide to go off-grid completely. The laptops we use
for our daily businesses, the ceiling fans that provide air, the lamps we use, our house wiring,
the Wi-Fi that connects us to the internet, cell phones, and of course our kitchen appliances
including an induction cooktop.
All electrical appliances generate electromagnetic elds—radiation, as do all cell towers, radio
towers, and power lines you see and live with every day. And when you go to the doctor, you
may be X-rayed or given an MRI—these, too, generate radiation. In the case of X-rays, very
dangerous radiation.
Controversies around EMFs
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5. In the early 80s, an experiment was carried out by some groups of scientists who found a
connection between higher rates of cancer (particularly, leukemia in children) in proximity to
power lines. These EMFs were categorized as a 2b carcinogen by the IARC (International
Agency for Research on Cancer). A 2b classi cation simply means likely harmful to human but
no conclusive and concrete evidence was found.
Since then, several types of research have been carried by scientists all over the world in both
the private and public sectors to nd a solution to these ndings. Till date, no study has come
up with substantial evidence about this initial study, and so, no causal relationship has been
found between power lines (electricity) and higher rates of cancer in any form, for people using
and those who live close to them.
Other sources of EMFs such as our telephones, have been tested extensively, and evidence has
shown that radiation emitted by electrical devices has no permanent effect as was speculated.
All the controversy and hype around electromagnetic elds are rooted in ignorance. The truth
is that EMFs can be dangerous but it's important to know when and under what circumstances
they can be. In this case, it’s important that you know that those used by people in daily
activities are considered safe to use.
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Similar to microwave radio frequencies, Induction cooktops generate a low-frequency
radiation. Avoid the use of metallic cooking spoons, which may allow current ow through your
body when cooking. During your daily use, the induction cooktop is not always close to you for
you to absorb enough radiation that can harm you.
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