Friday Favorites: Are Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, and Teflon Safe?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 05/01/2024

What’s the best type of pots and pans to use?

These are the first two videos in a three-part series on cookware. Check out the last one: Are Melamine Dishes and Polyamide Plastic Utensils Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-melamine-dishes-and-polyamide-plastic-utensils-safe).

I’ve previously discussed aluminum in antiperspirants (Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/antiperspirants-and-breast-cancer/)), in food (How to Avoid Phosphate Additives (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-avoid-phosphate-additives/)), in medications (Are Acid-Blocking Drugs Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-acid-blocking-drugs-safe/)), and in tea (Is There Too Much Aluminum in Tea? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-there-too-much-aluminum-in-tea/)).

What about pressure cooking? I covered that in Does Pressure Cooking Preserve Nutrients? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-pressure-cooking-preserve-nutrients).

What is the safest way to prepare meat? Find out by watching my video Carcinogens in Meat (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/carcinogens-in-meat/).

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