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6. CNN -" Children exposed to higher fluoride levels have lower IQs, a government study finds
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 07:25 PM
Jan 13

CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/health/children-higher-fluoride-levels-lower-iqs-government-study/index.html

“A rigorous nine-year research review looking at the relationship between fluoride and intelligence in children concludes that as fluoride levels rise, IQ drops.”

“Every 1 part per million increase in fluoride in urine — a way of measuring all the sources of fluoride a person consumes — was associated with a roughly 1 point drop in a child’s IQ score, the review concluded.”

“Although an impact like that may seem small for any one person, on a wider scale, the study authors note, the consequences are significant, especially for those who are vulnerable because of risk factors like poverty and nutrition.””

“A 5-point decrease in a population’s IQ would nearly double the number of people classified as intellectually disabled,” they write in their conclusions.”

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