Children exposed to fluoridated water in the first 10 years of life had a lower risk for tooth decay but a higher risk of developing several serious neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in BMC Pediatrics.
Children exposed to fluoridated water in the first 10 years of life had a lower risk for tooth decay but a higher risk for several serious neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in BMC Pediatrics.
Autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability and specific delays in development were all found at higher rates among children exposed to fluoride during their first decade of life.
“It appears from this study that the public health intervention of fluoridated water may have traded brain health for tooth health,” Children’s Health Defense Senior Research Scientist Karl Jablonowski said.
The authors concluded that given both the benefits and harms they determined to be associated with water fluoridation, and in the context of growing evidence of fluoride’s serious neurodevelopmental risks, “new risk/benefit analyses should be undertaken regarding water fluoridation programs.”
Link to the complete Children’s Health Defense article here.
Grand Rapids: first to put fluoride in, must we be the last to take it out?
I noticed that they removed the monument, about bragging being 1st to fluoride the water. Downtown by the Marriot. Also Derrick Brose, the guy that took fluoride to trial and won, found that Houston (4th largest city) removed fluoride but did not announce it.