How harmful is cooking on a gas stove? New research by scientists

London: Gas stoves are being used for cooking all over the world, but now scientists have revealed in the results of a study that cooking on a gas stove is more harmful to health than living in a polluted city.

The New Scientist According to the report published on, scientists say that nitrogen dioxide and very harmful micro particles (particulate matter) are formed from gas stoves, these toxic substances especially harm the lungs.

Experts say that these dangerous toxins are part of the gases that are emitted from vehicles, these substances go to the lungs, cause irritation and even enter the blood, causing heart disease, The risk of developing cancer and even Alzheimer’s disease increases.

Experts say that these toxins make asthma worse in children, with one in eight cases of asthma in children in the US being the result of cooking pollution.

According to the report, children and the elderly are more at risk from these stoves, with gas stoves polluting the air at home more than busy highways.

When the children in the study were sent to school with pollution monitors attached to their backpacks, it was revealed that children were more exposed to pollution indoors in the evening, when their parents were cooking, than outdoors.

According to Professor Frank Kelly of Imperial College London, gas stoves are a major source of indoor air pollution, which can cause and worsen asthma and other health problems.

Researchers said that if we got rid of stoves, we could prevent 12.7 percent of asthma cases in children. Experts also say that in view of the dangers of gas stoves, one should start cooking on an electric cooker if possible.

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