The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry says exposure to PFAS may lead to higher risk for kidney or testicular cancer, increased cholesterol levels, and damage to the liver and immune system.

My hospital sent an email out that for unknown reasons liver disease is on the rise for non drinkers and people without diabetes.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pfas-forever-chemicals-health-risk-water

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1106863211/the-dangers-of-forever-chemicals

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it also looks like PFAS is a big group of chemicals, and brand name Teflon now uses a specific version called PTFE which they (can you trust them?) claim is not as bad as PFAS.

But even if that’s true, the production of it still produces tons of known toxic waste.

Ya know… I think my original notion I got from Johnny Harris…. Whom I’ve actually grown a bit skeptical of lately.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I switched over to ceramic pans, specifically the Ayesha Curry ones, but who knows if that will be bad in the future. I tried the Caphalon ceramic and those were horrible. The nonstick pans are bad for you over a certain temperature where it breaks down. There's an excellent movie called Dark Waters about the original lawsuit and that man is a hero.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9071322/

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You seem to know this so I'll ask. Are all non stick pans PFAS? If not, how to tell if it's a good one?

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Ceramic pans are non stick as well as properly seasoned cast iron, neither of which uses Teflon.