A U.S. government report by the National Toxicology Program of the Department of HEalth and Human services says thathat fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report summarizes a review of studies, conducted in Canada, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mexico, that concludes that drinking water containing more than 1.5 milligrams of fluoride per liter is consistently associated with lower IQs in kids.Here is a copy of the report: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride

Based on an analysis of previously published research, it styates that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids. Fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by replacing minerals lost during normal wear and tear, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report did not say how many IQ points might be lost at different levels of fluoride exposure. But some of the studies reviewed in the report suggested IQ was 2 to 5 points lower in children who’d had higher exposures.

Since 2015, federal health officials have recommended a fluoridation level of 0.7 milligrams per liter of water, and for five decades before the recommended upper range was 1.2. The World Health Organization has set a safe limit for fluoride in drinking water of 1.5. The report said that about 0.6% of the U.S. population — about 1.9 million people — are on water systems with naturally occurring fluoride levels of 1.5 milligrams or higher.

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