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Just 5 things to say to anyone who questions the benefits of fluoride (including Pete Evans). By Helen Vnuk Contributor – News and Parenting Celebrity chef Pete Evans has hit the headlines again by jumping on a new study out of Canada that links drinking fluoridated water while pregnant with a drop in babies’ IQs. […]

Criticisms of Recent JAMA Fluoride/IQ Study Are Unfounded NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A newly published carefully-researched and meticulously peer-reviewed US government-funded study published in JAMA Pediatrics reports maternal fluoride levels are linked to offspring’s lower IQ. But the same day the study was released, many fluoridation proponents erroneously dismissed it, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Critics claim: “It is […]

Mom’s fluoride consumption linked to kid’s IQ TV interview with one of the authors. Listen to interview with Christine Till from York University as she talks about her new study which suggests that fluoride consumption while pregnant can lead to lower IQ scores in children *Video online at https://globalnews.ca/video/5793362/moms-fluoride-consumption-linked-to-kids-iq

Study links fluoride to lower IQ Letter by Jack Crowther The American Medical Association’s Journal on Pediatrics has just published a study linking low levels of fluoride exposure, during fetal development, to lower IQ in children. The study has clear implications for the policy of public water fluoridation. For instance, the report states, “These findings […]

Controversial study links fluoride in water to lower IQ By Fred Tanneau WASHINGTON – A study published this week links exposure to fluoridated tap water during pregnancy to lower IQ scores in infants, but several outside experts expressed concern over its methodology and questioned its findings. Fluoride has been added to community water supplies in […]

New Research Suggests Fluoride In Drinking Water Can Reduce Unborn Babies’ Later IQ By Nicole Fisher _______________________________________________________________ Without any known health benefits of fluoride to babies, and with known potential harms, expectant mothers would do well to decrease or limit the amount of fluoride they consume. _______________________________________________________________ On Monday, JAMA Pediatrics published a new research […]

‘It’s just one study’: Why experts say it’s not time to give up on fluoridation By Genna Buck There are good reasons that a scientific paper — even a very good one — shouldn’t form the basis of policy York University psychology professor Christine Till, the lead author of a Canadian study that made waves […]

Is Fluoridated Water Affecting Our Kids’ Intelligence? Commentary by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson. Usually, as studies come across my desk, I say, “Oh, that one is interesting” and dig in to see if it’s worth […]

Ground Breaking Study – Fluoridated Water Lowers Kid’s IQ Press Release from Fluoride Free New Zealand The world’s premier pediatric journal (JAMA Pediatrics) has published a new government-funded study, Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring, confirming our worst fears, linking exposure to fluoridated water during pregnancy to lowered IQ […]

Controversial study links fluoride in tap water during pregnancy to lower IQ in infants By Agence France-Presse Also published in the Jamaica Observer, The Jakarta Post in Indonesia, and the Daily Sabah in Turkey. Some experts question research’s methodology and conclusions, while others say results merit further investigation Fluoridated tap water has long been hailed […]