Posted on 02/14/2023 9:11:43 PM PST by ConservativeMind
New research found that fluoride exposure via drinking water may increase the risk of hypothyroidism in pregnant women. In a smaller subset of participants, the researchers found lower IQ scores between boys whose mothers had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism compared to boys whose mothers had normal thyroid levels.
Earlier research found an association between maternal fluoride exposure in pregnancy and lower IQ in boys, and this new research may explain these earlier findings, according to Ph.D. student Meaghan Hall.
In the study, a half-milligram-per liter increase in drinking-water fluoride levels, which may not sound like much, but is roughly the difference in exposure level between a fluoridated and non-fluoridated community, was associated with a 1.65 increase in odds of having a diagnosis or meeting criteria for hypothyroidism in pregnancy.
"This translates into a 65 percent increase in risk," says Christine Till. "The findings are concerning because hypothyroidism is a known cause of brain-based disorders in children," says Till.
Previous research looking into the link between fluoride exposure and hypothyroidism has mostly been done with lab animals, and children and adults living in parts of the world where fluoride levels are naturally high. Fluoride's ability to suppress the thyroid has been known since the 1930s when it was used to treat overactive thyroid, also known as hyperthyroidism.
Women in general are more at risk of developing hypothyroidism, a condition where the body does not synthesize enough thyroid hormones and can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain and depression. In pregnancy, the demands put on the thyroid system increase substantially.
The researchers measured exposure to fluoride from tap water and other dietary sources such as black tea, which is naturally high in fluoride. The researchers also measured urinary fluoride levels and found no link with hypothyroidism.
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Just like higher levels or arsenic or cyanide in rice from China.
Can’t be the chicoms want to kill us or anything, right?
“Safe & effective”
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I really don’t think that you can blame the flouride poison on the chynese- it’s been around too long.
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