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Study: Fluoride May Lower Your IQ

26th July, 2012

[Source:  Medical News Today]

A new study by Harvard researchers suggests that fluoride may lower IQ, casting further doubt on the public health benefits of its inclusion in water supplies.
Their review of fluoride/brain studies says “our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children’s neurodevelopment.” Their research was published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ journal, reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF).
Anna L. Choi and colleagues said, “The children in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ than those who lived in low fluoride areas.”
According to the EPA, fluoride is a chemical “with substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity”.
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