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  • Fluoride Exposure and Age of Menarche: Potential Differences Among Adolescent Girls and Women in the United States.

    Abstract Fluoride exposure is associated with later pubertal development and decreased testosterone production in adolescent and adult males. However, its effects on female reproductive health and pubertal development are unclear. Therefore, we examined associations of fluoride exposure with reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls and women in the United States. Participants were from The National […]

  • Environmental Fluoride 1977 by Rose & Marier

    The Associate Committee on Scientific Criteria for Environmental Quality was established by the National Research Council of Canada in response to a mandate provided by the Federal Government to develop scientific guidelines for defining the quality of the environment. The concern of the NRC Associate Committee is strictly with scientific criteria. Pollution standards and objectives […]

  • BBC: Fluoridation definition

    Fluoridation Fluoridation is the addition of small amounts of fluoride to drinking water to prevent tooth decay. This is done in some areas of the UK. Tooth decay occurs when the enamel on the outer surface of teeth reacts with acid and dissolves. The acid can be naturally present in food or can be made […]

  • What to know about fluoride in toothpaste

    Note from the Fluoride Action Network: This article cites the Bashash 2017 study (noting it was published in 2016): “The results suggested a link between high levels of fluoride in the mothers and lower IQ scores in their children.” The article then incorrectly states, “But other researchers who evaluated this study said the fluoride level […]

  • India’s groundwater is flooded with fluoride

    Fluoride is an acute toxin, with a rating slightly higher than lead. It is, in fact, one of the most bone-seeking elements known to human beings. And groundwater in India shows the presence of unhealthy quantities of fluoride. A worrying scenario: daily ingestion of just 2 milligram (mg) of fluoride could result in crippling skeletal […]

  • Senate bill would ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in makeup, which new study found are often unlabeled

    Researchers found indicators of PFAS in roughly half of mascaras, lipsticks and foundations tested. The toxic chemicals were widespread and often not accurately labeled. Plastic cosmetic bottles on the production line at the Taejin Chemical Co. factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, on May 27. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News)   Cosmetics distributed in the United States and […]

  • Molecular perspective concerning fluoride and arsenic mediated disorders on epididymal maturation of spermatozoa: A concise review.

    References 1. Chojnacka, K, Zarzycka, M, Mruk, DD. Biology of the Sertoli cell in the fetal, pubertal, and adult mammalian testis. Results Probl Cell Differ 2016; 58: 225–251. Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline 2. Dong, H, Chen, Z, Wang, C, et al. Rictor regulates spermatogenesis by controlling Sertoli cell cytoskeletal organization and cell polarity […]

  • Effects of Fluoride on Thyroid & Body

    You likely know that mercury, lead, and other heavy metals are not great for the body and can cause a host of issues. But whether or not fluoride is safe (or effective) is more controversial. Is Fluoride Beneficial? In the early part of the twentieth century, it was discovered that small communities who had higher […]

  • Relationship of fluoride in drinking water with blood pressure and essential hypertension prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Data availability The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. References Aghaei M, Derakhshani R, Raoof M, Dehghani M, Mahvi AH (2015a) Effect of fluoride in drinking water on birth height and weight: an ecological study in Kerman Province Zarand County, Iran. Fluoride 48:160–168 […]

  • Aloe vera protects against fluoride-induced teratogenic effects during pre- and postnatal development in mice.

    References Aboubakr M, Elbadawy M, Soliman A, Hewaity M (2014) Embryotoxic and teratogenic effect of norfloxacin in female albino rats. Adv Pharmacol Pharmaceutical Sci 2014:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/924706 CAS  Article  Google Scholar Anuradha CD, Kanno S, Hirano S (2001) Oxidative damage to mitochondria is a preliminary step to caspase-3 activation in fluoride-induced apoptosis in HL-60cells. Free Rad […]