3 Ways to Reduce the Health Risks of Nonstick Chemical PFOA

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ChemGuy and Sandra, do you work for DuPont? The rest of us have been reading about the health risks of PFOA for years now. A quick glance at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid#Toxicology_data) shows the myriad negative health effects of ingesting PFOA. Time to move on...

Green Mom of PA 4:34PM September 08, 2010

Something makes me think this study reeks of a common statistical misunderstanding. Correlation does not necessarily mean causality. Let's see, how about we have the kids eat one of the worst foods out there for cholesterol - buttered popcorn - and then......

Sandra of PA 4:22PM September 08, 2010

This article is, unfortunately, all too typical of the mainstream press; reflecting the general lack of understanding of even the most basic scientific principles. Since Teflon and similar perfluorinated products are used throughout the world, it is fairly easy to derive an associative relationship between PFOA and just about any malady out there. The key to science is repeatability. If there is any real association between PFOA and cholesterol, design an actual scientific study to show causation, then have others follow the same procedures to repeat the results. It's that simple. Until that's done you have nothing, so any press report at this time is not only premature, it's also downright misleading. Shame on you.

ChemGuy of VA 12:55PM September 08, 2010