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2024-10-08 17:00:05 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This is an oversimplification and lacks context. The NIH study did not say that *any* fluoride exposure reduces IQ. The study said that exposure to fluoride levels above 1.5mg/L could reduce IQ, based on results from non-US countries. In the US, the recommendation is 0.7mg/L. https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride

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• This is an oversimplification and lacks context. The NIH study did not say that *any* fluoride exposure reduces IQ. The study said that exposure to fluoride levels above 1.5mg/L could reduce IQ, based on results from non-US countries. In the US, the recommendation is 0.7mg/L. https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride