Nonstick pans, yes or no?

The studies

11 habits, ranked as in the video

1. 1

   Increase cancer risk?

   Yes.

   • iarc.who.intIARC Monographs Volume 135 (evaluation Nov 2023, summary in Lancet Oncol)↗
   • PubMedBarry 2013, Environ Health Perspect 121:1313-1318. PMID 24007715, PMC3855514↗
   • Seyyedsalehi and Boffetta 2023, systematic review and meta-analysis
   • DOIBartell and Vieira 2021, J Air Waste Manag Assoc 71:663-679. DOI 10.1080/10962247.2021.1909668↗
   • DOIVieira 2013, Environ Health Perspect 121:318-323. DOI 10.1289/ehp.1205829↗
   • c8sciencepanel.orgC8 Science Panel 2012↗
2. 2

   Raises cholesterol?

   Yes.

   • DOISteenland 2009, Am J Epidemiol 170:1268-1278. DOI 10.1093/aje/kwp279↗
   • PubMedFrisbee 2010, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:860-869. PMID 20819969, PMC3116641↗
   • Nelson 2010, Environ Health Perspect 118:197-202
   • Steenland 2020 review
3. 3

   Is the coating poisonous?

   No.

   • PubMedLee 2022, Polymers 14(11):2220. PMID 35683896, PMC9182653, DOI 10.3390/polym14112220↗
   • PubMedNaftalovich 2016, J Diabetes Sci Technol. PMID 26810925, PMC4928218↗
   • PubMedSajid and Ilyas 2017, Environ Sci Pollut Res 24:23436-23440. PMID 28913736, DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-0095-y↗
   • eCFR21 CFR 177.1550↗
   • FDAFDA 510(k) K093934↗
   • GORE-TEX ePTFE suture, in surgical use since 1975
4. 4

   Let you cook with less oil?

   Yes.

   • American Heart Association dietary guidance
   • URMCUniversity of Rochester Medical Center (P00332)↗
   • University of Georgia Extension (C1364-07)
5. 5

   Leak chemicals into your food?

   Yes.

   • PubMedLuo 2022, Sci Total Environ 851:158293. PMID 36030853, DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158293↗
   • Cole et al., Plymouth Marine Laboratory, NORCE, SALT Lofoten, NIVA
   • DOIChoi 2018, Food Addit Contam Part B 11:264-272. DOI 10.1080/19393210.2018.1499677↗
6. 6

   Lower egg count?

   No.

   • PubMedDonley, PMID 31376627, PMC8919509↗
   • PRESTO (US) and SnartForaeldre.dk (Denmark) preconception cohorts
   • Gonzalez-Alvarez 2024, Toxics 12(7):455
7. 7

   Better than ceramic?

   Yes.

   • DOIGuerrero-Vacas 2025, Results in Engineering 26:105074. DOI 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.105074↗
   • sciencedirect.comGuerrero-Vacas 2024, J Food Eng. PII S0260877424000256↗
8. 8

   Weaken your immune system?

   Yes.

   • DOIEFSA CONTAM Panel 2020, EFSA Journal 18(9):e06223. DOI 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6223↗
   • NTPNTP 2016 monograph↗
   • PubMedGrandjean 2012, JAMA 307(4):391-397. PMID 22274686↗
   • PubMedGrandjean 2017, J Immunotoxicol 14(1):188-195. PMID 28805477, PMC6190594↗
   • PubMedCrawford 2023, systematic review and meta-analysis. PMID 36764183↗
   • Hong 2025, Environ Int 198
9. 9

   Load you up with forever chemicals?

   No.

   • Hu 2019, via PMID 35240384
   • Dietary source apportionment (Norwegian and EU studies)
   • Trudel 2008 consumer exposure model
   • Cornelis 2012, citing Trudel
10. 10

    Release toxic fumes?

    Only when overheated.

    • Thermal thresholds, NIST monograph
    • PubMedArhami Dolatabad 2025, J Hazard Mater 496:139322. PMID 40706161, DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139322↗
    • EPA chamber studies
    • PubMedShimizu 2012, BMJ Case Rep. PMID 23230259, PMC4544973↗
    • Lewis and Kerby 1965, JAMA 191:375-378
    • Boucher 2000, Avian Dis
11. 11

    Should you still keep it?

    Yes, just replace it once it's scratched.

    • PubMedLuo 2022, PMID 36030853↗
    • Consumer Reports cookware testing
    • WirecutterNYT Wirecutter↗