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I was shocked when I recently saw a "Good Eats" episode on the Food Network that displayed a statistic claiming 74-97% of broccoli's antioxidants are lost when cooked in the microwave. Akk! I tried to research the subject online. Perhaps the stat was taken from the The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Nov 2003)? http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/106558884/

Has anyone else heard something similar or did I see it wrong? Microwaving is so convenient, but if it destroys one of the big benefits of eating broccoli, I think I'll have to pass...