Fluoride Status and Cardiometabolic Health: Findings from a Representative Survey among Children and Adolescents.
March 31, 2022
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Nutrients
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Ballantyne JA, Coyle G, Sarwar S, Kühn T.
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4(7),1459.
Abstract
There is preliminary evidence to suggest a positive association between fluoride exposure and higher blood pressure among children, but population-based biomarker studies are lacking. Thus, data from the 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 cycles of the US-based National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analysed to evaluate the association between plasma fluoride concentrations and blood pressure among children and adolescents aged 8 to 19 years. Secondary