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Another Reason To End Fluoridation: Fluoride Consumption During Pregnancy Lowers IQ of Children By Aaron Kesel An influential medical research Journal the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a very interesting study that links fluoride consumption during pregnancy to lower IQs in children. The study funded by the Canadian government and the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health […]

Fluoride in the water could lower children’s IQ – study By Dan Satherley Pregnant women exposed to fluoride might be putting their unborn children’s intelligence at risk, new research has found. The findings are so controversial, the editors of the journal that published it have gone to extreme lengths to make sure they’re not making […]

Scientists Urge Caution Around Study on Fluoridated Water and Children’s IQs By Peter Hess For decades, fluoridated water has been a favorite villain of conspiracy theorists claiming that it’s a mind-control tool. There’s no evidence to support that idea, but there is plenty showing it’s good for your teeth. Research published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, […]

A controversial study suggests drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy is linked to lower childhood IQs By Julia Naftulin Fluoride has become almost synonymous with U.S. public water supplies since the mineral is in an estimated 74.4% of peoples’ drinking water. A new study suggests when pregnant women consume fluoridated drinking water, it could decrease their […]

Is Fluoride Safe During Pregnancy? New Study Raises Questions & Stirs Debate By Morgan Brinlee Currently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes community water fluoridation as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. But is fluoride safe to consume during pregnancy? A controversial new study has […]

Fluoride consumption during pregnancy may lower children’s IQ, study suggests By Fiza Pirani New and controversial research published Monday suggests fluoride consumption by pregnant women may lower the IQ of their children. The JAMA Pediatrics study by Canadian researchers found that pregnant women who drank more fluoridated water had children with lower intelligence scores at ages […]

Fluoride And IQ? What Is The Link, What This Study Says By Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Many communities have long put fluoride in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. But if you Google “fluoride makes you dumb,” you’ll get plenty of sites advancing unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about how the government is putting fluoride in […]

U.S. experts push back against Canadian study on effects of fluoride in water This is a reprint of the Washington Post article by Ben Guarino Note from Fluoride Action Network Two Canadian newspapers, the Ottawa Post and the National Post, reprinted the U.S. Washington Post article on this important IQ study performed in Canada! Of […]

Doherty: Medical Study Shows Consuming Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy Causes Low IQ in Children In response to a new medical study indicating that fluoride consumed by expecting mothers may lower their children’s IQ, [New Jersey State] Senator Michael Doherty warned of the dangers of exposing pregnant women to fluoride, which is often found in drinking […]

U.S. experts push back against Canadian study on effects of fluoride in water This is a reprint of the Washington Post article by Ben Guarino. Note from Fluoride Action Network Two Canadian newspapers, the Ottawa Post and the National Post, reprinted the U.S. Washington Post article on this important IQ study performed in Canada. Of […]