Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says

CNN.com ^ | 19 September 2017 | Nadia Kounang, CNN

[Rockitz]

Increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure may be associated with lower cognitive function in children, a new study says.

The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, evaluated nearly 300 sets of mothers and children in Mexico and tested the children twice for cognitive development over the course of 12 years. Fluoride is not added to public water supplies in Mexico, but people are exposed through naturally occurring fluoride in water and fluoridated salt and supplements.

The study found a drop in scores on intelligence tests for every 0.5 milligram-per-liter increase in fluoride exposure beyond 0.8 milligrams per liter found in urine. However, although the researchers found a potential connection to a child's exposure to fluoride in utero, they found no significant influence from fluoride exposure on brain development once a child was born.

"Childhood exposure to fluoride is safer than prenatal. There is pretty good science now to support the fact that the fetal system tends to be more sensitive to environmental toxicants than once the child is born," said the study's lead author, Howard Hu, founding dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

The authors measured fluoride exposure for the Mexican mothers and their children by looking at the chemical content in their urine. "Since we're using an integrated biological marker, it will give you a fairly standardized measure," Hu explained. Previous studies measured fluoride exposure by analyzing it in the environment, such as in water.

[Rockitz]

Thereby justifying my exclusive use of distilled water for the last 20+ years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MvR7xGQZBU

[Kriggerel]

We must protect the purity of essence of our precious bodily fluids...

[Delta 21]

I get mine fluoride free right out of the tap.

[Puppage]

[Rockitz]

Here’s the journal publication from 5 years ago.

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/EHP655.alt_.pdf

[Delta 21]

I wanted to post that SO bad!

[Rockitz]

That explains a lot.

[bar sin·is·ter]

Billy Ridden today.

Imagine a Hollywood producer coming up to you and saying; "Hey, you have the perfect look for an inbred mongrel, wanna be in my movie?"

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I get mine fluoride free right out of the tap.

[Haiku Guy]

Precious Bodily Fluids...

[bert]

Damn..... Can’t believe this crap is still going on.

[Puppage]

Imagine a Hollywood producer coming up to you and saying; "Hey, you have the perfect look for an inbred mongrel, wanna be in my movie?"

LOL. No kidding.

[Dr. Sivana]

I get mine fluoride free right out of the tap.

Well water, RO filtered,or flouride-free public source?

[ryderann]

Many years ago I researched fluoride. I found scientific papers stating that fluoride caused leaching of lead from older water mains and pipes.

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[boomop1]

General Jack D. Ripper was right.

[TTFX]

Thereby justifying my exclusive use of distilled water for the last 20+ years.

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Do you drink it by itself? What do you make of the theory that it can reduce some minerals?

[Salvation]

Why brush your teeth with poison?

[left that other site]

“We must protect the purity of essence of our precious bodily fluids...”

Indeed, but if we don’t strengthen our teeth with fluoride, we’ll have to answer to the Coca Cola Company!

:-)

[Rockitz]

I do. I use supplements and try to eat right to make up for any other mineral loses.