teflon

[epicstruggle]

Anyone else scared of it?

epic

 

[kyleb]

It treats my mouse's feet well.

 

[carpediem]

It's a very good lubricant

 

[silence]

It's a very good lubricant

i REALLY wont ask how you find out that one.....

 

[ZoinKs!]

Probably from frying pans.

epicstruggle, you have a phobia of teflon?

 

[Althornin]

Probably from frying pans.

epicstruggle, you have a phobia of teflon?

Yeah, I don't really understand this one...
Teflon?
What is scary?

 

[epicstruggle]

notice how more people seem to be getting cancer? Might be because of teflon, it in alot of things now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3697324.stm
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9069-1700786,00.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8408729/

The compound is perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. Trace amounts of it have shown up in blood samples taken from people across the country. When rats and mice were exposed to PFOA in far greater amounts, they developed brain tumors. Now, an EPA advisory panel reports, "PFOA is a likely carcinogen in humans." Activists have been pushing the EPA to regulate PFOA for years.

"Our concern is that this is a very unique chemical," says Richard Wiles with the Environmental Working Group. "It lasts, literally, for eternity, and now it has been determined to be a likely human carcinogen. That ranks it up there with DDT, PCBs and dioxin as a very serious hazard. It needs to be banned."

Teflon, and the products that contain PFOA, are everywhere — from pots and pans, to Gore-Tex jackets, carpet coatings, computer chips, engine fuel lines and even pizza boxes.

 

[Joe DeFuria]

I only afraid of teflon if my wife is cooking on it.

 

[Joe DeFuria]

notice how more people seem to be getting cancer? Might be because of teflon, it in alot of things now.

Seriously, sounds like a witch hunt to me.

 

[epicstruggle]

Seriously, sounds like a witch hunt to me.

I probably could have phrased it better, but the point is that teflon might be one of the reasons we are seeing so many more cases of cancer. Ive watched a few segments on teflon and its quite eye opening.

epic

 

[arjan de lumens]

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[Moffell]

I probably could have phrased it better, but the point is that teflon might be one of the reasons we are seeing so many more cases of cancer. Ive watched a few segments on teflon and its quite eye opening.

epic

I'd be more scared of all the hormones and antibiotics that gets stuffed in the beef or perhaps pork in your case.

 

[Joe DeFuria]

I probably could have phrased it better, but the point is that teflon might be one of the reasons we are seeing so many more cases of cancer....

Or cell phones, electrical lines, or red dye, or artificial sweetners....

 

[kyleb]

I tend to think that burning it into your food could be unheathly, but that goes for a lot more than just teflon.

 

[Ty]

I probably could have phrased it better, but the point is that teflon might be one of the reasons we are seeing so many more cases of cancer. Ive watched a few segments on teflon and its quite eye opening.

epic

You turning environmental on us all?

 

[_xxx_]

notice how more people seem to be getting cancer? Might be because of teflon, it in alot of things now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3697324.stm
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9069-1700786,00.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8408729/

Uhm, where have you spent last ~25 years?

 

[Riptides]

Eating Teflon chips in my Eggs never seemed to effect..

Wait.. what?

 

[Ty]

I probably could have phrased it better, but the point is that teflon might be one of the reasons we are seeing so many more cases of cancer. Ive watched a few segments on teflon and its quite eye opening.

epic

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1130640

A University of North Carolina Lab found elevated mercury concentrations in 24 swordfish samples from supermarket chains including Safeway, Shaws, Albertsons and Whole Foods.

But I'm sure it's OK as I've heard that the EPA might begin to relax mercury standards. Yay! More value for your buck; Protein AND heavy metals!

 

[MfA]

If we are listing all the stuff to be afraid of dont forget plastic softeners, not only carcinogenic ... but also inhibits fertility.

 

[soylent]

If we are listing all the stuff to be afraid of dont forget plastic softeners, not only carcinogenic ... but also inhibits fertility.

... And then there's trans fatty acids. Considering the amount of fatty acids used in our brains(e.g. in myelin, the coating on neurons) and cell membranes one might be a bit aprehensive about putting some fats into the mix that are quite different in many respects to the fats we find in nature(which are almost completely cis fatty acids). Though this has not been definitely shown to be harmful it's kind of pointless because the only reason to use it anyway is that it increases shelflife and it's cheaper to just partially hydrogenate vegetable oils into a grayish sludge than it is to use a mix of butter and vegetable oils or similar.

(full hydrogenation yields only saturated fats. Partial hydrogenation gives trans fatty acids, cis fatty acids(unchanged or only some double bounds saturated) and saturated fats. But fully saturated fats are too thick so partial hydrogenation is chosen. Don't ask me why they don't fully hydrogenate fats and mix with vegetable oil, they may want the trans fatty acids because they increase shelf-life or something.)

It's has been shown to increase 'bad' cholesterol levels and increase risk of coronary disease. And there are some studies that have suggested a link between trans fatty acids and metabolic syndrome, obesity and diabetes but nothing definitive AFAIK.

http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/transfat/