A new report once again raises the question of whether there is a link between fluoride in drinking water and lower IQ levels in children.
The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, is a review of 74 other studies exploring how the mineral may affect children’s IQ levels.
The analysis found a statistically significant association between higher fluoride exposure and lower children’s IQ scores. It showed that “the more fluoride a child is exposed to, the more likely that child’s IQ will be lower than if they were not exposed,” Kyla Taylor, author of the study and a health scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Studies at the National Institutes of Health, wrote in an email. Taylor was not available for an interview.
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