Could Fluoride Impact IQ?
Fluoride is added to US water supplies at approximately 1 part per million attempting to reduce tooth decay. Yet, the EPA says fluoride is a chemical “with substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity.” So even with these known facts about fluoride, most municipalities are adding it to drinking water, making water filters necessary in many of our homes and businesses for a variety of reasons. However, research from Harvard reveals another significant reason to filter higher levels from fluoride and keep your drinking water as pure as it should be.
The research from Harvard University was explained in a recent article from The Daily Paul. Their review of the findings concluded that there is “the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children’s neurodevelopment.” It was published online July 20 in Environmental Health Perspectives, a US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ journal (1), reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Furthermore, “The children in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ than those who lived in low fluoride areas.” Do you know how much fluoride is in your area’s drinking water? Most people do not.
Water was the only fluoride source in the studies reviewed and was based on high water fluoride levels. However, “they point out research by Ding (2011) suggested that low water fluoride levels had significant negative associations with children’s intelligence.” “Although fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animal models and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults, very little is known of its effects on children’s neurodevelopment. They recommend more brain/fluoride research on children and at individual-level doses. But advocates have also voiced strong opinions. One figure stated, “It’s senseless to keep subjecting our children to this ongoing fluoridation experiment to satisfy the political agenda of special-interest groups.” This may in fact be true, even if more research is needed to find specific links between IQ and fluoride.
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