Kitchen utensils contain many endocrine disruptors that are harmful to our health, warns Dr. Jimmy Mohamed on Europe 1. He recommends using glass rather than plastic containers and not using scratched pans or saucepans.
More and more French people are watching the products they put on their plates, by trying to eat organic for example. But we often forget the role that kitchen utensils can play. The endocrine disruptors present in fact mix with the food that we ingest, warns doctor Jimmy Mohamed in "Sans Rendez-vous" on Europe 1.
Do you pay attention to the materials of the utensils you use to cook, reheat or even store your food?
Paying attention to what we put on our plate, eating organic for example, is good, but that's not all.
Care should be taken with the containers in which food is stored and cooked and with the utensils used to prepare meals.
In particular, plastic objects contain many endocrine disruptors, which can be harmful to our health.
Give preference to glass bottles rather than plastic
Because of the containers and utensils, it is estimated that one eats the equivalent of one plastic credit card per week.
It is therefore necessary to favor spatulas and cutting boards made of wood or stainless steel, for example.
For containers in which leftovers are kept, glass should be preferred.
The most important thing is not to heat the plastic in the microwave.
It is also better to bet on a glass bottle rather than plastic.
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Also pay attention to the coating of pans and saucepans.
Do not scratch them or use them if you see that the bottom is damaged: toxic particles can then mix with the food.
Endocrine disruptors are even more dangerous when they mix together, with a scratched pan and a plastic spatula that would melt from the heat, for example.
Some people are also more vulnerable than others, such as children and pregnant women.