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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 […]

Study of fluoride during pregnancy and children’s IQ raises questions but draws criticism By Olivia Willis, Health Reporter A new study links fluoride consumption during pregnancy to lower IQ in children, but experts are saying it’s not time to rush out and filter your H2O just yet. Key points Study hints at an association between […]

Note from the Fluoride Action Network The following analysis is by Bazian, a consulting group in the UK. FAN first heard of this group during their defense of water fluoridation for Southampton in 2009. They were contracted by the South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to critique the US National Research Council (NRC) 2006 review […]

Damning JAMA Study Finds Link Between Fluoridated Water and Low IQ in Children By Matt Agorist The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association has published a study linking fluoride ingestion by pregnant mothers with low IQ in their offspring. Despite the overwhelming mass of scientific literature and studies showing the harmful effects of ingesting […]

Is higher fluoride intake in pregnancy affecting kids’ IQ? By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A new study suggests that fluoride consumption at higher levels in pregnancy could be linked to a decline in IQ by a few points in the children. Experts disagree on the acceptability of this finding, which has stirred up questions about […]

Is Fluoride in Drinking Water Safe? A New Study Reignites a Long-Standing Debate A study published in JAMA Pediatrics has given new life to a long-running debate: whether adding fluoride to drinking water is a prudent way to prevent tooth decay, or a potentially toxic mistake. The research, which focused on mother-child pairs from six […]

Can Maternal Fluoride Consumption During Pregnancy Lower Children’s Intelligence? By Richard Harris, NPR science correspondent A study published Monday suggests that fluoride consumed by pregnant women can decrease the IQ of their children. No single study provides definitive answers, but the latest research on this controversial topic will no doubt stir debate. Fluoride protects teeth […]

Decision to Publish Study on Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy By Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH This decision to publish this article was not easy. Given the nature of the findings and their potential implications, we subjected it to additional scrutiny for its methods and the presentation of its findings. The mission of the journal […]

Could Fluoride Be Bad for Baby During Pregnancy? By Dennis Thompson,  HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Fluoride exposure from drinking water during pregnancy could be making children less intelligent, a new Canadian study argues. Expectant moms with higher levels of fluoride in their urine tended to have kids with lower average […]