The Health Risks of Gas Stoves

[Cattledog]

Studies have also found that unburned natural gas leaks from stoves—and this gas contains benzene, a known carcinogen. In addition, cooking in general creates fine particulates with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5), a known irritant that can cause or exacerbate respiratory problems.

In a 1992 meta-analysis of studies on this topic, scientists at the EPA and Duke University found that nitrogen dioxide exposure that is comparable to that from a gas stove increases the odds of children developing a respiratory illness by about 20 percent. Since then, numerous other studies have documented the effects of gas stove exposure on respiratory health. A 2013 meta-analysis of 41 studies found that gas cooking increases the risk of asthma in children and that NO2 exposure is linked with currently having a wheeze. Most recently, a study published last December found that 12.7 percent of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. can be attributed to gas stove use.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Okay, so let people know and offer a rebate program to help people get them replaced if they want nt

[Throck]

2. Pace makers and induction stoves are not compatible.

What is the solution?

An induction stove put my mom in the hospital.

[we can do it]

3. Regular electric stove.

[Throck]

4. Ouch.

Mom is not going to be happy.

[brush]

5. Sounds overblown. How many decades now have there been gas ranges?

Several, right, without people keeling over and dying. Legislation just needs to be crafted so that building and venting installation codes in states are codified so home builders and installers property vent fumes to the exterior.

Seems strange that after many, many decades of cooking with gas this is suddenly a huge problem of people dying from cooking with gas.

Seriously?

I'd in seeing figures on how many are dying from this "huge" problem.

Gas ranges are preferable to many over electric cooking as the heat goes off immediately when the burner is turned off — not so with electric burners which stay hot a for a while which can effect the food.

[Disaffected]

7. Who's saying people are keeling over and dying??

As for cooking on electric, why not just turn off the burner and move the pot?

[brush]

8. Regulating heat on electric burners while cooking is not ideal.

Do you cook much.

[Disaffected]

10. As much to know the pros & cons.

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I realize that gas burners offer faster heat response and are somewhat better in that respect if speed is an issue. Personally, I have a flat top electric which has the big advantage in that it is much easier to clean and keep clean. Induction stoves offer a great alternative IMO in even more rapid heat response, no fumes and easy to clean (all good I guess unless it pooches your pacemaker(?)).

In any case, I was only originally pointing out that taking the pot off the burner removes the issue of after-cooking.

[brush]

11. Thanks for the response. I suppose there are advantages for each method.

I do still think the alarm over gas ranges is a bit of an exaggeration.

[maxsolomon]

6. Is this with MODERN Gas Stoves?

Or with older stoves with Pilot Lights?

Does the study account for ventilation?