New Studies Link Fluoride to Reduced IQ and ADHD in Children

The NRC committee warned that “on a per-body-weight basis, infants and young children have approximately three to four times greater exposure than do adults.”

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Young children have three to four times greater exposure to fluoride than adults. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock

By Christy Prais

May 04, 2023Updated:January 22, 2024

Part 1

The Renewed Scientific Opposition to Water Fluoridation

Part 2

Uncovering the Differences: Why Natural Fluoride and Synthetic Fluoride Are Not Created Equal

Part 3

Fluoride: A Miracle Cure for Cavities, a Poison, or Both

Part 4

Health Effects of Fluoride: The Science

Part 5

New Studies Link Fluoride to Reduced IQ and ADHD in Children

Part 6

Hidden Fluoride in Our Food, Medicine, and Environment

Part 7

Arsenic: A Known Contaminant in Fluoride Added to the US Water Supply

Part 8

Fluoride Lawsuit Against EPA: Alleged Corruption, Shocking Under Oath Federal Statements

Part 9

The Bombshell Report That Could Change Our Water

Part 10

How to Reduce Fluoride Exposure and Toxicity

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In 2006, concerns about fluoride exposure in sensitive subpopulations arose when the National Research Council’s (NRC) Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water conducted a scientific review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) fluoridation standards.

The review mentioned particular concerns regarding infants and young children after it looked at the estimated aggregated total fluoride exposures from pesticides, background food, air, toothpaste, and drinking water.

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