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Inside the Microwave

Microwave ovens are a marvel of modern engineering — but could they also be a menace to your health?

chemicalfreeskinny:

FOOD-ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS:

Chemical in Nonstick Cookware and Microwave Popcorn Linked to Increased Blood Cholesterol Levels

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PFOA and PFOS are part of the family of manmade compounds called perfluoroalkyl acids, which humans are exposed to through everything from dust to food packaging to microwave popcorn and non-stick pots and pans…[Linked to]…High blood cholesterol…a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke.

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High Cholesterol Linked to Cookware Chemicals

Web MD

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Non-stick cookware may boost cholesterol: study  

AFP -Exposure to chemicals used to make non-stick cookware and which are found in microwave popcorn may raise blood cholesterol levels in children, a study says.

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Non-stick pan chemicals ‘may raise child cholesterol’

BBC News

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