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The most up-to-date and comprehensive source for studies on fluoride's multifaceted effects on human and animal health, with 100+ years of research organized by health category, type of study, author, journal, and date.
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Relationship of fluoride in drinking water with blood pressure and essential hypertension prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

May 20, 2021 | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Davoudi M, Barjasteh-Askari F, Sarmadi M, Ghorbani M, Yaseri M, Bazrafshan E, Mahvi AH, Moohebati M. | [Epub ahead of print]
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 CAS  Google Scholar Aghaei M, Karimzade S, Yaseri M, Khorsandi H, Zolfi E, Mahvi

A concurrent exposure to arsenic and fluoride from drinking water in Chihuahua, Mexico.

April 24, 2015 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | González-Horta C, Ballinas-Casarrubias L, Sánchez-Ramírez B, Ishida MC, Barrera-Hernández A, Gutiérrez-Torres D, Zacarias OL, Saunders RJ, Drobná Z, Mendez MA, García-Vargas G, Loomis D, Stýblo M, Del Razo LM. | 12(5):4587-601.
"... significant differences were found in U-tAs and U-F- levels between males and females. Specifically, urine from women contained on average less tAs (41.5 vs 59.4 ng/mL) and F- (1.9 vs 2.4 µg/mL) than urine of men. "Notably, both signs of dental fluorosis and skin lesions typical of the chronic iAs exposure (keratosis and changes in pigmentation) were observed in several participants during the introductory medical exam (unpublished data). Previously, dental fluorosis was reported for 80

European Commission: SCHER 2010 report on fluoridation; Opinions-Layman, Level 3

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Level 3 at https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/fluoridation/en/l-3/index.htm#0 The texts in Level 3 are directy quoted from: Source & ©: SCHER  Critical review of any new evidence on the hazard profile, health effects, and human exposure to fluoride and the fluoridating agents of drinking water More... 1 Introduction Background Fluoride is not considered to be essential for human growth and development but it is considered to be beneficial in the

The safe exposure level to fluoride in pregnancy.

January-March 2021 | Fluoride | Editorial by Bruce Spittle | 54(1):1-4.
Fluoride (F) is not an essential trace element in humans or necessary for the development of healthy teeth and bones.9,10 It is likely that there is no threshold for fluoride-induced developmental neurotoxicity in drinking water, and the only assuredly safe level of fluoride in drinking water is zero.10,11,12 The currently recommended level of 0.7 mg F/L for community water systems10,11 and the provision of fluoridated salt are no longer appropriate for preventing dental caries because they