[gilgoomesh]

The research is ongoing and unclear. The primary reason people are concerned is that the half-life of PFAS in the human body is between 2 and 9 years – so if you're exposed, you're really exposed.

There's been a range of studies that have shown possible links with a number of different diseases which is concerning only because the effects of PFAS had been largely unstudied until the last 15 years. But that this point, there are few clear problems from PFAS.

https://www.pfas.gov.au/about-pfas/affects

[KMnO4]

Best to avoid 94% of biodegradable straws as well.

https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/Biodeg...

I hope some research is done on PFAs before it’s too late.

[Gigachad]

These straws are just awful. They seem instantly de carbonate drinks resulting in only foam coming up the straw. Though they aren't all the same, the McDonald's ones seem to work ok.

Banning the plastic ones was fine, but I'd rather no straw over a coated paper one.

[r00fus]

Easy - even my kids when they were under 2 could drink without straws. Of course if you have ice cubes in everything then straws are needed - which is why we avoid ice cubes also.

[bigbillheck]

> Best to avoid 94% of biodegradable straws as well.

Way ahead of you on that one.

[nmstoker]

Although one might hope that with a fairly clear cut divide between contact wearers and non-wearers, it would be possible to tease some sorts of effect out fairly quickly now that this insight has been reported. Obviously non-wearers could be exposed to other sources but it seems like direct eye contact would be giving you a pretty high dose.