1 day ago
3
Fluoride and IQ
Today, an article was published in JAMA PEDIATRICS (which is the highest ranking pediatric scientific journal in the world). It found high confidence in the association between fluoride exposure during pregnancy or at a young age and a reduction in IQ. This review/meta-analysis analyzed 74 previous studies, and that was the conclusion they came to: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2828425
This follows shortly after a very large review by the national toxicology program that found something similar. In that review/analysis, previous research studies were sorted by high quality, low quality etc. And it found that 18 out of 19 high quality studies demonstrated a link between high fluoride exposure and low IQ scores in children. For those interested, these statements can be found on page 42 of that publication: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/fluoride_final_508.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwif0YO9oOKKAxXf8MkDHaG4FQEQFnoECCMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3txsqWj4AaUelHufO_JBCK
These are two of the highest quality meta-analyzes on these topics that have ever been conducted, performed by leading PHD-holding experts.
And yet, The general public still seems to dismiss this one, as if it's on par with the flat Earth hypothesis.
The real conspiracy with this one is the fact that it remains a conspiracy theory.
Detractors will point out that most of the certainty is in amounts of 1.0 to 1.5 mg per liter showing an affect, and that it still remains unclear for 0.7 mg per liter, which is what water is typically fluoridated at (although this did used to be higher and was more recently brought down to 0.7). But still, if it's known to affect kids at levels slightly higher than what water is fluoridated at, you would think we'd be prudent with this one.
[link] [comments]
