Stephanie J. Frisbee, a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and colleagues released a new study showing that the materials and chemicals used in the manufacturing of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics, increase LDL cholesterol levels, in children and teenagers.

The study was based on investigating the data of 12,476 children and teenagers, with age average of 11.1 years old. The researchers found that drinking water, household dust, food packaging, breast milk, cord blood, microwave popcorn and a lot of other resources contain the perfluoroalkyl acids, which are used to produce Teflon.

The Teflon is basically the material that makes the cookware more heat resistant and the clothing more stain free.

With the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada showing that 40% of Canadians have high total cholesterol, this new study would contribute in lessening the risk factor for heart disease and stroke among the Canadian population.

The study was published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, during the month of September.

The researchers said, "PFOA and PFOS specifically, and possibly perfluoroalkyl acids as a general class, appear to be associated with serum lipids, and the association seems to exist at levels of PFOA and PFOS exposure that are in the range characterized by nationally representative studies".