A new study by Emory University's Rollins School of Public
Health reveals that the chemical compound in non-stick cookware
may impact babies' weight. According to Fox News, researchers
studied blood samples from 450 British women who were pregnant
in 1991 and 1992, looking for the concentration of
polyluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs). PFCs are a chemical that is
commonly found in non-stick cookware items such as frying pans.
Study researchers claim that mothers who had high levels of this
chemical in their blood during pregnancy had lower birth weight
babies than other moms. Although the babies were smaller to
start, at 20 months, these same babies were larger in size than
their counterparts. While the study does not conclude why this
happens, researchers did suggest that PFCs may impact how fat is
metabolized by the body. What does this mean for pregnant moms?
Simply stated, it suggests that you might want to avoid using
non-stick pans and other similar cookware during pregnancy. This
chemical is also found in ot