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Fluoride & The Brain
FAN’s Michael Connett gives a detailed presentation on fluoride’s effect on the the brain at the 2014 FAN Conference.
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Fluoridation: Worsening the Lead Crisis in Flint, and Beyond
Print-Friendly Copy of Report Press Release: Fluoride in Water Worsens U.S. Lead Crisis Introduction Over the past few weeks, the nation has watched in horror at the lead poisoning crisis unfolding in Flint, Michigan. The details from Flint have been shocking: tap water so corrosive it caused lead levels in some homes to meet the […]
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PSA: Fluoride — The Neurotoxin in Our Water
To sign the petition, click here. To learn more about fluoride’s effects on the brain, click here.
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Michael Connett on Fluoride & IQ Studies
Michael Connett of the Fluoride Action Network gives a presentation on the mounting evidence that fluoride reduces IQ in children. The IQ studies are just the “tip of the iceberg” when these animal and non-IQ studies are considered. Research continues to support the idea that fluoride is a neurotoxin. Video from the 2014 Fluoride Action […]
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Ed Begley Jr: Many Studies Link Fluoride to Reduced IQ
In this short PSA, Ed Begley Jr addresses recent research linking elevated fluoride exposure to reduced IQ. Based on this and other research, Begley has added his voice to the growing number of people calling for an end to fluoridation.
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Harvard Scientist Criticizes Wichita Paper’s Whitewash of Fluoride/IQ Study
Dr. Philippe Grandjean, the senior scientist on the Harvard team, has criticized the Wichita Eagle for deceptively attributing its own conclusions on fluoridation to the Harvard scientists. Fluoridation’s potential to produce “chemical brain drain,” Grandjean writes, is an issue that “definitely deserves concern.”
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Decrease of Iodine Intake Found in Americans
The iodine status of Americans has changed significantly over the past 20 years, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in October’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. While there were concerns in the 1970’s and 1980’s about possible high iodine intake, a laboratory indicator of iodine intake more recently […]
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The Facts About Fluoride & Human Intelligence
Ingestion of fluoride has been linked to reduced intelligence in 37 studies of human populations. Despite calls by the National Research Council and a team of Harvard scientists to take these findings seriously, American fluoridation proponents are cavalierly dismissing the warnings based on misleading, and even demonstrably false, claims.
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Infant Fluoride Exposure
Of all age groups, infants are the most vulnerable to fluoride toxicity. Due to their small size, infants receive up to 400% more fluoride (per pound of body weight) than adults consuming the same level of fluoride in water. Not only do infants receive a larger dose, they have an impaired ability to excrete fluoride through […]
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Harvard Study Finds Fluoride Lowers IQ
Harvard University researchers’ review of fluoride/brain studies concludes “our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children’s neurodevelopment.”