While I
try to stay very positive in this blog, I feel that it is sometimes necessary to present
information that can adversely impact health.
And in this case it's a chemical
that all of us have in our homes.
Turns out that not only is this
chemical in our nonstick cookware, food packaging, carpets and paints..
it's in us as well.
PFOA (
perfluorooctanoic acid) is present in up to 98% of Americans, according to an article
on CNN.
A new study
reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reveals that those with the highest levels of PFOA in their blood
had double the odds of having a history of heart disease, heart attack, or
stroke.
While the
researches want to look into the connection further, Dr. Debabrata
Mukherjee, chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center in El Paso, recommends minimizing exposure. She suggests that if
drinking water is contaminated by nearby factories people should use bottled or
filtered water.
And avoiding
nonstick cookware and other products that contain the chemical would be
wise.
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