Now They Are Admitting It: Fluoride Lowers IQ
A mother’s exposure to fluoride during pregnancy could lower the intelligence of her children, researchers say. Following a group of Mexican children from the time of their mother’s pregnancy to early adolescence, an international team of researchers found an association between high fluoride levels in the mothers’ urine and reduced scores on the children’s cognitive tests. Contrary to the claims of fluoride activists, however, the study does not seal the case against fluoride, said first author Morteza Bashash, PhD, an assistant professor of public health at the University of Toronto in Canada. “This is a piece of a puzzle,” he …
