Isabel Viña, a doctor, on nonstick pans: "They affect thyroid hormones, estradiol, and testosterone."

In our daily lives, we very likely use different items that, due to lack of knowledge, pose a significant risk to our health on a daily basis. One of them is a utensil we frequently use in our kitchens to prepare our favorite meals: frying pans.

The problem exists specifically in non-stick pans . Several health experts have warned about this, as has been the case with Dr. Isabel Viñas on her TikTok profile . In one of her latest posts, she pointed to the origin of this problem in non-stick coatings , which are made from perfluorinated compounds.

Due to the constant use we make of our nonstick pans in our everyday dishes , these compounds leave residues on the food we later eat. These elements also come off the surface when we remove and scrape off organic residue that may remain stuck to it.

Risks of non-stick pans

Due to the properties of these perfluorinated compounds, the expert mentions, they not only remain present in the environment for a long period of time . If we ingest them, our bodies have great difficulty eliminating them completely, affecting numerous elements of our bodies and their functioning in the process.

"Once they enter and remain, they affect the proper signaling of key hormones such as thyroid hormones, estradiol, and testosterone . Therefore, to the extent possible, try to avoid any pan marked 'nonstick,'" says Isabel Viñas, referring to the risk posed by exposure to this material in our daily lives.

Faced with this problem, the doctor offers a series of much more positive alternatives for our well-being. In this regard, she recommends opting for cast iron, enameled cast iron, stainless steel, or ceramic pans to try to avoid any type of health problems resulting from the ingestion of perfluorinated compounds.