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2024-12-25 14:39:37 UTC - HELPFUL
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The 2012 Harvard meta-analysis examined studies primarily from China and didn't prove that fluoride reduces children's IQ: https://ilikemyteeth.org/debunking-unreliable-claims-the-harvard-study/ https://science.feedback.org/review/water-fluoridation-hasnt-been-associated-with-cognitive-health-problems-contrary-to-widespread-claims/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/fluoride-childrens-health-grandjean-choi/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fluoride-and-iq/ NTP noted that fluoride levels at twice (1.5 mg/L) the recommended limit may lower IQ: https://apnews.com/article/fluoride-water-brain-neurology-iq-0a671d2de3b386947e2bd5a661f437a5 The recommended US Water Fluoridation limit is 0.7 mg/L: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2024/august/national-toxicology-program-releases-fluoride-exposure-monograph/
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