Study: Nonstick cookware may raise the cholesterol levels for children
September 7th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattSep 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study that was carried out by Stephanie J. Frisbee and her colleagues and published in the September edition of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The study suggested that nonstick cooking pans may cause increase in cholesterol levels in children.
According to the researchers, they studied the taking in of perflourakyl acids (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and realized that the substances may contribute to higher levels of cholesterol. The PFOA and the PFOS are used in the manufacturing of nonstick cookwares and they are also found in other products.
The researchers say they examined kids from mid-Ohio Rivery Valley and realized that the kids had higher levels of LDL cholesterol in their bodies as well as higher levels of PFOA. Further investigations revealed that the source of the PFOA was the source of drinking water thereby prompting further studies to be conducted.
PFOA and PFOS are also use in the manufacture of carpets, upholstery materials and other stain resistant fabrics thereby making the exposure to the compounds very common.
But the researchers maintain that in order to confirm the kind of relationship nonstick cooking ware have with high LDL cholesterol level, further studies might be required.
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