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Teflon cookware -- dangerous or not?

Posted on Mar 20th 2007 3:38PM by Brian White

Filed Under: Nutrition & Supplements

I've seen this off and on for a few years and have finally done a proper amount of research on the possibility of dangerous carcinogens being released when cooking on Teflon surfaces.

These surfaces are now on most cheaper and mid-level cookware and make it very easy to cook without food sticking or burning to the cookware itself. But, is it safe?

Mercola's site, which generally backs up its claims with verifiable facts, claims that Teflon-coated cookware should be thrown out in favor of the plain old iron skillet or newer ceramic cookware. Have you changed from Teflon cookware recently when preparing those healthy and nutritious meals? If so, I am curious to hear from you in comments.

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Lynne Eldridge M.D. 3-20-2007 @ 7:28PM

I have discarded all teflon after researching cancer prevention.

This is NOT necessarily because of any hard solid facts. PFOA has been reported to be a likely human carcinogen by an EPA advisory panel, but how much of a concern this is, remains to be determined.

Rather than play guinea pig while we await further information, I decided simply to switch to glass and stainless steel for cooking. While teflon may turn out to be insignificant as a cause of cancer, I don't like surprises!

Lynne Eldridge M.D.
Author, "Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time"
http://www.avoidcancernow.com

Nicki 3-20-2007 @ 4:48PM

I've heard that for a few years now (re: carcinogens) and even heard it on one show (I don't remember which and it's been a couple of years ago) saying they contributed to Crohn's disease.

Personally, I'm not fond of Teflon-coated cookware and grew up with stainless steel, copper, and cast iron. I love ceramic dishes and will definitely look into getting more ceramic cookware (hey, I got a wedding coming up this summer ... hooray for registries! :)).