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US Govt. Study Links High Fluoride Consumption to Lower Childhood IQ

US Govt. Study Links High Fluoride Consumption to Lower Childhood IQ

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The US Public Health Service recommends a fluoride concentration that is half the amount considered safe by the WHO. Several international epidemiological studies conducted in Canada, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mexico on pregnant women, infants, and children exposed to fluoride levels over 1.5 mg per liter of drinking water revealed lower IQs. TheWhile authors propose additional research may be needed to better understand the potential risks linked to low levels of fluoride exposure, but some caution and concern are warranted whicharound cancurrent helpregulation setsurrounding the stagefluoridation forof better regulationwater.

The US has accumulated 50 years of data demonstrating the positive effects of fluoride. Often, the issue with these foreign research papers is that they exhibit significant bias., Theor use inadequate sample sizes are yet another concern. The locations are also different, asand the foreignresults studies candon't relatenecessarily extend to the American context. There are numerous safeguards in theUS water systems to prevent excessive quantities of fluoride. Concern is unwarranted.


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