Nonstick Cookware

• Pregnant Women

  Teflon Chemical Increases Risk for Pregnant and Other Women

  A major study published in Human Reproduction (January 2009), a European reproductive medicine journal, has found that pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the United States are at greater risk than previously thought for infertility and reproductive problems as result of exposure to the toxic Teflon chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid).
• Nonstick Cookware

  Is Nonstick Cookware Safe?

  While these coatings allow considerable ease in cleaning and reduce the need for oil in cooking, they have potentially serious drawbacks.