Harvard study finds fluoride lowers iq published in. In 2006, the national research council report labeled fluoride an endocrine disruptor that. The documents that sparked national headlines and a yearlong investigation into scientific misconduct by the harvard dental professor who led nihs ongoing study of fluoride and bone cancer. Critical information fields examined and summarized include endpoint studied, type of study and population studied. Fluoride exposure to the developing brain, which is much more susceptible to injury caused by toxicants than is the mature brain, may possibly lead to permanent damage grandjean and. A study provided by the lancet showed that fluoride is a neurotoxin which causes developmental toxicity. It was a meta analysis of the preexisting studies many which the authors admit are flawed and proposes a link between high fluoridated areas and a very low, enough to be within iq testing errors, but statistically significant change in iq. Chester douglass, a colgateaffiliated advocate of water fluoridation who was also the principal investigator of harvard study, misrepresented the results of his phd. Research report fluoride 3910 januarymarch 2006 fluoride poisoning of horses from artificially fluoridated water krook, justus 8 as seen in figure 6 for the. Story ataglance a harvard metaanalysis funded by the national institutes of health nih has concluded that water fluoridation significantly lowers iq scores in children, and may be a neurotoxicant that affects brain development more than 23 human studies and 100 animal studies have linked. The proposed epa changes to water fluoridation have sparked a resurgence of many of the old antifluoridation arguments, which as far as i can tell were successfully debunked over 50 years ago. Toxicity 1 skin contact hf differs from other protic acids because the fluoride ion readily penetrates the skin, causing the destruction of deep tissue layers. Editor, harvard school of public health magazine harvard t. Athletes, diabetics and consumers living in hot climates all drink above average amounts of water thus exposing them to greater risk of.
Goh cs, wicke b, faaij a, bird dn, schwaiger h, junginger m 2016 linking carbon stock change from landuse change to consumption of agricultural products. However, they point out research by ding 2011 suggested that low water fluoride levels had. Antifluoride groups often cite this finding out of context. Atomic layer deposition of hafnium and zirconium oxides using metal amide precursors dennis m. Fluoride fluosilicic acid is added to us water supplies at approximately 1 part per million attempting to reduce tooth decay. Plus, new documents obtained from under the freedom of information act. Fluoride treatments are provided only for members under age 19. Followup fluoride study published december 19, 2014 as a followup, philippe grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health at harvard school of public health hsph, anna choi, research scientist in the department of environmental health, and colleagues have published a pilot study of cognitive functions in chinese children exposed to different levels of fluoride from drinking water.
Recently there has been a harvard study making the rounds of social media, developmental fluoride neurotoxicity. Fluoride in water harvard report aha structured water. Letter commenting on an ntp request for information about. Although acute fluoride poisoning may be neurotoxic to adults. Harvard study confirms fluoride reduces childrens iq huffpost life. Fluoride has little effect on the oral microbiome, funded in part by the. This document is a compilation of the study evaluations arranged alphabetically by the name of the lead author. According to the cdc, fluoridation of drinking water joins vaccination another unjustly vilified practice as one of the greatest public health achievements in the last last century. A 2012 harvard study reported a link between high fluoride levels found in naturally occurring water in china and lower iqs. Industrial chemicals that injure the developing brain are among the known causes for this rise in prevalence. But youre stuck with whatever your community puts in the water, and its very difficult to filter out of your water once its added. Yet another study links fluoride to lower iq levels. You can easily buy fluoridefree toothpaste and mouthwash.
Additional studies identified in the ow initial literature search 2006 were also evaluated. Antifluoridation bad science sciencebased medicine. If the manner in which the fluoride compound is used can create hf, follow the precautions for hf. A study found, for example, that those who know the least about climatechange science are the ones who think theyre the best informed on the issue. Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children. Study models and casts used in planning treatment once each 60 months. I have written several detailed articles about that here.
A dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of fluorine exchange in liquid sulfur tetrafluorider walter g. Ada fluoridation resources contains answers to frequently asked questions. A comparative study of fluoride content in commercially available fluoridated toothpastes in sri lanka conference paper pdf available july 2014 with 173 reads how we measure reads. Children will be able to clear much less from their small bodies, retaining up to 80% of ingested fluoride eckstrand, 1981. In the previous study, it was already established that fluoride consumption lowered childrens iq. Harvard study confirms fluoride reduces childrens iq. Advertisement we already know how dangerous fluoride is and how it isnt needed at all. A recentlypublished harvard university metaanalysis funded by the national institutes of health nih has concluded that children who live in areas with highly fluoridated water have significantly lower iq scores than those who live in low fluoride areas. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, paul connett and others published the fluoride debate find. Multiple epidemiological studies of developmental fluoride neurotoxicity. Dr brittany seymour, assistant professor in oral health policy and epidemiology at harvard school of dental medicine, debunks unreliable claims about water fluoridation in this new video, providing muchneeded information and context to the often misrepresented harvard study on. But the video above provides a short description of why these claims are wrong. Yiamouyiannis book, fluoride, the aging factor, documents the. The harvard study and the lancet paper open parachute.
On behalf of the american association of public health dentistry aaphd, the american public health association. Beginning in the early 20th century, scientists linked high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in certain community water supplies to low levels of tooth decay. Fluoride toxic to children, linked to autism harvard professor john deike february 20, 2014 practically overnight, fluoride joined the likes of lead, arsenic, methylmercury, toluene and other chemicals known to damage brain tissue, reports the fluoride action network fan. Fluoride readily crosses the placenta agency for toxic substances and disease registry 2003. The study was published in environmental health perspectives by scientists. The product was purified by preparative gas chronrirtogl supported in part by thc oftice of naval rescarch. Chan school of public health office for external relations 90 smith street, fourth floor boston, ma 02120 dear ms. Fluoridation resources american dental association. A recentlypublished harvard university metaanalysis funded by the national. Harvard had already published a study in 2006 that pointed to fluoride as a developmental neurotoxicant, and this newer study looks to over 27 additional investigations into the matter via meta nalysis. Studies have repeatedly linked fluoride to reduced iq and brain damage. Atomic layer deposition of hafnium and zirconium oxides. Research bulletin june august 2017 harvard school of dental medicine 3 hsdm publications developmental biology chen j, jacox l, saldanha f, sive h.
Fluoride toxic to children, linked to autism harvard. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity the. Iq studies carried out by the team from harvard university choi et al. When fluoride was added to the nations water supply six decades ago, some americans said it was a communist plot. Harvard study on osteosarcoma a harvard study released in july 2011 in the journal of dental research found that bone fluoride levels are not associated with osteosarcoma. Bassin looked at the boys and girls used in douglass study and verified fluoride levels in tap water for each year of the childs life. In 1935 burk also had the opportunity to study in the u. Chicago, july 28, 2011a new study in the journal of dental research finds bone fluoride levels are not associated with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer more prevalent in males a team of researchers from harvard university, the medical college of georgia and the national cancer institute analyzed hundreds of bone samples from nine hospitals over an eightyear period from patients with.
Gordon harvard university chemical laboratories, cambridge, massachusetts 028 received may, 2002. A 2012 harvard study reported a link between high fluoride levels. Laboratorybased research at harvard university has been. A recent experimental study where the rat hippocampal neurons were incubated with various concentrations 20 mgl, 40 mgl, and 80 mgl of sodium fluoride in vitro showed that fluoride neurotoxicity may target hippocampal neurons zhang m et al. Weve been convinced by the dental associations, who profit on the production and dissemination of fluoride, that the neurotoxin needs to be a part of.
Harvard says fluoridated water is causing adhd, autism. Malik, harvard school of public health, for the helpful advice on the. Home forums your memories of rob this forum contains 9 topics, and was last updated by jerilyn harvey 5 months, 3 weeks ago. A dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of fluorine. Harvard university is closely monitoring the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 outbreak. Fluorocyclooctatetraene was prepared for this study in l0yied by reaction of perchloryl fluoride with an ethereal solution of cyclooctatetraenytlithium at 75. For questions about blue cross blue shield of massachusetts, call 18002578141, or visit us online at.
When subsequent studies showed a significantly lower rate of cavities in schoolchildren, water fluoridation spread to other towns and cities. In 1945, grand rapids, michigan, became the first community in the world to add fluoride to tap water. Harvard university, cambridge, massachusetts 028, usa. No, the harvard study did not confirm fluoride reduces childrens iq physiologically. Klempererr2 jeanne k krieger, michael d mccreary e. Thus, children in highfluoride areas had significantly lower iq scores than those who lived in lowfluoride areas. Even if we ignore the weaknesses of the study choi et al. At least when it comes to topical application, you have a choice. There is so much rubbish written about the harvard study and the lancet paper by anti fluoride campaigners.
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