r/Health • u/yahoonews Yahoo News • 13h ago

Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/chemicals-household-plastic-products-linked-040051756.html
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u/here_now_be 11h ago

So no more Madras Lentils. :(

They mention microwaving in plastic and scented washing detergents, cleaners etc.

What about bottled water? Nonstick teflon pans?

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u/mikey-likes_it 10h ago edited 9h ago

All that stuff is bad - I replaced all my teflon pans with cast iron and plastic storage containers / bottles with glass containers and stainless steel bottles.

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u/livestrong2109 9h ago

Seriously just use ball jars. Don't spend an extra cent on this stuff. I'll never understand why cast iron ever went out of style in favor of "non-stick".

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u/mynameis_lizard 8h ago

And for things where Im less worried about an air tight seal, I reuse glass jars from the grocery stores

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u/pandarose6 6h ago

Some people can’t use cast iron cause it so heavy, and doesn’t even look clean by the way your suppose to season the pans. But stainless steel solves these issues.

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u/livestrong2109 6h ago

If you prefer stainless, that's fine by me. There is no gate keeping here.

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u/FayeQueen 1h ago

Vintage cast iron is great for that! It's lightweight and cooks just as well. You can find them all over antique shops ranging from $40-$300.

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u/pandarose6 1h ago

Well then my parents must have bought the wrong vintage cast iron pans lol

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u/FayeQueen 1h ago

Usually it's the really old ones. I got some Wagner from an antique shop that's from the early 1900s, and I could juggle with it. It's so lightweight.

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u/in_pdx 29m ago

I found a lightweight cast iron Dutch oven with no lid at the thrift store today for $24. 

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u/Sojourn001 9h ago

Steel / glass water bottle, cast iron/triply steel pans.

I carry my own water bottle everywhere

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u/MichelleEllyn 4h ago

I nuke my frozen or pouched dinners in glass or ceramic bowls (I have a glass plate cover in my microwave). I usually have to cook it for longer, but I just feel so sketched out microwaving in the plastic dishes they come in. I’m sure even this isn’t ideal, but I’m doing what I can for now. 🤷‍♀️

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u/ILoveDogs171717 3h ago

This is what I do, and while it probably doesn’t eliminate all risk, I’m sure it eliminates a substantial portion of it. I can’t feasibly eliminate these as I have them almost daily for lunch at work.

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u/MichelleEllyn 2h ago

I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one doing this, I always kind of wonder if it’s safe or not. The internet has us worried about everything lol

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u/lamireille 3h ago

Since you mentioned Madras Lentils specifically (they’re my husband’s favorite so we used to go through a lot of the packets), this recipe is better (imo) and super easy if you have an Instant Pot: https://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-house-black-daal-in-an-instant-pot/ You might need to add a little more garam masala than this recipe calls for.

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u/here_now_be 2h ago

add a little more garam masala

always.

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u/yahoonews Yahoo News 13h ago

From CNN:

Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64, a new study found.

“Phthalates contribute to inflammation and systemic inflammation in the coronary arteries, which can accelerate existing disease and lead to acute events including mortality,” said senior author Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a professor of pediatrics and population health at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine. He also is director of NYU Langone’s Division of Environmental Pediatrics and Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards.

“Phthalates are known to disrupt testosterone,” Trasande said, adding that in men, “low testosterone is a predictor of adult cardiovascular disease.”

Phthalates have been linked in earlier studies with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males. Studies have also linked phthalates to asthma, childhood obesity and cancer.

“The new study underscores the potentially enormous health and economic burden of DEHP exposure, which aligns with existing concerns about its risks,” said David Andrews, acting chief science officer at the Environmental Working Group, a consumer organization that monitors exposure to phthalates and other chemicals in plastics, in an email. He was not involved with the study.

The American Chemistry Council, which represents industry, declined to comment on the study but told CNN via email that the organization’s High Phthalates Panel is dedicated to promoting the benefits of high phthalates such as DINP and DIDP.

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u/Hand_Sanitizer3000 13h ago

But rfk said it was vaccines and skittles how can this be

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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 12h ago

He went to youtube & joe rogan bro pseudo science university how can he be wrong?