Breaking: Major Harvard Study Published in Federal Govt Journal Confirms Fluoride Lowers IQ

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834 Anthony Gucciardi NaturalSociety July 26, 2012

If the scientific link between fluoride exposure and a noted decreased in IQ is a conspiracy theory, then perhaps the Harvard researchers who just confirmed such a link should be tarred and feathered by the evidence-based medical media. In a telling review of a variety of studies that have demonstrated just how

significantly fluoride can damage the brain and subsequently your IQ, Harvard University scientists stated our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on childrens neurodevelopment. The most outstanding component to the study is where it was published. Authors published their conclusion online in the July 20th edition of the prominent journal Environmental Health Perspectives, a federal government medical journal stemming from the United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The very same government that has continually asserted that water fluoridation is both perfectly safe and effective at aiding the health of citizens who consume it on a daily basis. In the past, the US government has actually been forced to call for lower fluoridation levels as previous research had also drawn a link between fluoride exposure and a host of neurotoxic effects. In the latest research by Harvard, it is made even more explicitly clear just how toxic fluoride can be to the body. In a written statement, researchers state: The children in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ than those who lived in low fluoride areas.

Fluoride Lowers IQ, Sparks Tumor Growth

This should come as no surprise to those who have followed fluoride research over the past several years. As far back as 1977, for instance, epidemiological studies performed by the head of the Cytochemistry Section at the National Cancer Institute Dr. Dean Burk revealed that fluoride exposure led to increased tumor growth even at levels as low as 1 ppm (the standard for United States drinking water). Beyond revealing an accelerated tumor growth rate of 25% in his research, fluoride was found to produce melanotic tumors, transform normal cells into cancer cells and increases the carcinogenesis of other chemicals. In 1977, Dr. Burk estimated that fluoridation has actually caused about 10,000 deaths according to his research. It will come as no surprise, then, that even the EPA an agency charged with protecting the people has classified fluoride as a substance with with substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity. Perhaps the EPA is also run by blubbering conspiracy theorists. In another entry by study authors, it is explained how fluoride actually attacks the brain in unborn children and essentially launches a direct assault on their neurological development: Fluoride readily crosses the placenta. 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 damage of a permanent nature. But will the United States government answer to the study? As mentioned, many studies have exposed the same correlation of IQ-crushing fluoride intake. Paul Connett, Ph.D. and director of the Fluoride Action Network was one of the many activists to speak out regarding the last study to highlight the association. At the time, there were 23 former studies on the matter, and Connett felt that this 24th study was by far the strongest. And

what was done? Unfortunately, it was brushed under the rug by mainstream health organizations who continue to assert that fluoride is perfectly safe. Some even recommend supplementing with fluoride pills. In regards to the last breaking study, Connett stated: In this study we found a significant dose-response relation between fluoride level in serum and childrens IQThis is the 24th study that has found this association, but this study is stronger than the rest. Will the latest Harvard-backed study be ignored by major public health organizations, or will serious change be initiated? Additional sources: Reuters http://naturalsociety.com/wp-content/plugins/max-banner-ads-pro/maxbanner-ads-lib/include/redirect.php?id=23 Explore More: Fluoride Lowers Your IQ | A Debated Truth? Breaking: Fluoride Linked to #1 Cause of Death in New Research Government Calls for Lower Fluoride Levels and Admits it Harms Children Scientists Uncover Truth About Fluoride and Other Water Contaminants Fluoride is Not Safe, Despite CDC Claims

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Results: The standardized weighted mean difference in IQ score between exposed and reference populations was -0.45 (95% CI -0.56 to -0.35) using a random-effects model. Thus, children in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low fluoride areas. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses also indicated inverse associations, although the substantial heterogeneity did not appear to decrease. Conclusions: The results support the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on childrens neurodevelopment. Future research should include detailed individual-level information on prenatal exposure, neurobehavioral performance, and covariates for adjustment.

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Fluoride Lowers Your IQ | A Debated Truth?

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302 Mike Barrett NaturalSociety May 25, 2012

There is a great deal of controversy revolving around the addition of fluoride in many communities drinking water. While some individuals claim that fluoride is safe and even beneficial at low levels of ingestion, many others point

to research showcasing fluorides manys dangers. Among the dangers being voiced is the possible reduction in IQ upon fluoride consumption. Is it true that fluoride lowers your IQ? The research shows that this may indeed be one of many debated truths.

Fluoride Lowers Your IQ | A Debated Truth?

One study previously published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, shows how fluoride exposure can lower childrens intelligence. For the study, 512 children from two Chinese villages aged 813 were studied and tested. Lead exposure and iodine deficiency were eliminated for possible reasons for reduced IQ. Children who had brain disease or a head injury were excluded as well. What the researchers found was that about 28% of children in areas with low fluoride received higher scores, compared to only 8% in the area with high fluoride levels. In addition, 15% of the children in the city with high fluoride levels received scores indicating mental retardation, while 6% of children in the low-fluoride city possessed the same indication. In this study we found a significant dose-response relation between fluoride level in serum and childrens IQThis is the 24th study that has found this association, but this study is stronger than the rest because the authors have controlled for key confounding variables and in addition to correlating lowered IQ with levels of fluoride in the water, the authors found a correlation between lowered IQ and fluoride levels in childrens blood. This brings us closer to a cause and effect relationship between fluoride exposure and brain damage in children. What is also striking is that the levels of the fluoride in the community where the lowered IQs were recorded were lower than the EPAs so-called safe drinking water standard for fluoride of 4 ppm and far too close for comfort to the levels used in artificial fluoridation programs (0.7 1.2 ppm), says Paul Connett, Ph.D. and director of the Fluoride Action Network. Interestingly, there are 23 other studies conducted around humans also indicating that fluoride lowers your IQ and an additional 100+ animal studies drawing similar conclusions. All of the studies collectively show how fluoride negatively impacts brain function, and and yet many individuals continue to attest to the substances safety. The connection between fluoride and declining brain function undoubtedly makes up only a portion of why communities are attempting to end water fluoridation, mainstream news is acknowledging its negative effects, and even a number of professional dentists are speaking out against its use and distribution. Even ignoring the dangers of fluoride and how fluoride lowers your IQ, fluoride supplements have also been shown to have little benefit. There are many reasons why someone would want to invest in a water filtration system to treat their water the addition of fluoride in our water supplies is just one of them. Additional sources: Environmental Health Perspectives

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Harvard now ridiculously insists that fluoride only lowers IQ levels outside the United States

Ethan A. Huff Natural News Sept 25, 2012 Intense industry pressure to continue mass medicating Americans with fluoride chemicals via public water supplies has apparently influenced Harvard University researchers to backtrack on a recent study they conducted that verified fluoride chemicals lower IQ levels in children. We are now being told the absurd lie that fluoride is only detrimental to people in other countries, and that Americans need not worry about ingesting and bathing in the toxic brew here in the states. A recent pro-fluoride article published by the industry-backed Wichita Eagle petitions Wichitans, who will soon vote on whether or not to fluoridate their local water supply, not to oppose the citys upcoming fluoride measure based on the Harvard study because the studys findings allegedly only apply to Chinese children. The piece encourages Wichitans to essentially ignore this and other science showing the dangers of fluoride, or at least pretend as though none of it applies to them. And the reason these pro-fluoride fanatics are using to make the ridiculous claim that the Harvard studys findings do not apply in the U.S. is that the fluoride levels evaluated in China were supposedly far higher than they typically are in domestic water supplies. Thus, consuming or bathing in fluoridated municipal water poses little risk, they say, so drink up! Fluoride levels used in Harvard study comparable to those used in U.S. But is this even true? The Harvard review, which was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, includes a comparison of IQ levels among children living in a village with an average fluoride concentration of 0.36 milligrams per liter

(mg/L) to the IQ levels of children in another village with a fluoride concentration of 2.47 mg/L. Clearly, neither of these levels is above the federal governments maximum allowable concentration of 4 mg/L. (http://www.prnewswire.com) A 2.47 mg/L concentration of fluoride, which is considered high, is hardly ten times what we see here in the U.S., an erroneous claim made by pro-fluoride fanatic Larry Hund, a Wichita-based pediatrician and leader of Wichitans for Healthy Teeth, the primary group in Wichita pushing for water fluoridation. Some U.S. cities, in fact, have fluoride levels that exceed the 2.47 mg/L level of fluoride evaluated in the Harvard study, which means it most definitely has relevance in the current debate over whether or not to fluoridate. (http://www.thenewamerican.com) Even if you buy into the claim that the roughly 0.7 mg/L of fluoride that Wichita plans to add to its water supply is less than what was used in the Harvard fluoride study, there is still no solid evidence proving that even this lower level is safe. Since fluoride tends to accumulate in glands and tissue over time, any level of repeated exposure appears to be dangerous, not to mention the fact that the jury is still out about whether or not ingesting fluoride provides any legitimate oral health benefits whatsoever.

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The key takeaway for me in the (Harvard) study is, one, they didnt rule out the danger (of fluoride), and two, they said further research is necessary, said Don Landis, a spokesman for the group Wichitans Opposed to Fluoridation. Thats what were saying; the science is not settled. No research is done on low-dosage fluoride, (and) the Harvard study is very valuable in pointing that out. To learn more about the dangers of fluoride, visit: http://www.fluoridealert.org/ Sources for this article include: http://www.kansas.com
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Harvard scientists: Data on fluoride, IQ not applicable in U.S.

By Dion Lefler The Wichita Eagle Published Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2012, at 7:55 p.m.

Updated Monday, Sep. 17, 2012, at 9:56 p.m.

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Anti-fluoridation group seeks debate opponent Portland, Ore., approves adding fluoride to water Fluoride ballot item is more clear than others People make cases for, against fluoridated water Anti-fluoride group in Wichita issues a debate challenge Wichita City Council adds fluoride issue to Nov. 6 ballot

The ballot question

Here is the question that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot: SHALL SECTION 17.12.340 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF WICHITA BE ADOPTED WHICH PROVIDES: (1) The City of Wichitas Director of Public Works & Utilities is authorized and directed to fluoridate the City of Wichitas public drinking water supply to the optimal levels beneficial to reduce tooth decay and promote good

oral health as recommended by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and is thereafter responsible for the fluoridation of that public drinking water supply. (2) Upon the direction of the Director of Public Works & Utilities, the Wichita Water Department is authorized and directed to install, operate, and maintain the equipment necessary to introduce fluoride compound sufficient to raise the fluoride concentration in the public drinking water supply to the optimal levels as set forth in the previous paragraph. YES ____ NO ____

Harvard University scientists say that Wichita voters shouldnt depend on a research study they compiled to decide whether to put fluoride in the citys drinking water to fight tooth decay. While the studies the Harvard team reviewed did indicate that very high levels of fluoride could be linked to lower IQs among schoolchildren, the data is not particularly applicable here because it came from foreign sources where fluoride levels are multiple times higher than they are in American tap water. Opponents of adding fluoride to Wichitas drinking water have frequently cited the Harvard research in their efforts to persuade Wichitans to reject a ballot initiative that would require the water department to introduce the cavity-fighting chemical into the water supply. Fluoride supporters gathered more than 11,000 signatures in favor of fluoridated water, forcing the City Council to put it to a vote on the Nov. 6 ballot. Two of the scientists who compiled the Harvard study on fluoride said it really doesnt address the safety of fluoridation levels typical of American drinking water. These results do not allow us to make any judgment regarding possible levels of risk at levels of exposure typical for water fluoridation in the U.S., the researchers said in an e-mail response to questions from The Eagle. On the other hand, neither can it be concluded that no risk is present. The researchers noted that the fluoride levels they studied were much higher than what is found in fluoridated water in the United States and recommended further research to clarify what role fluoride exposure levels may play in possible adverse effects on brain development, so that future risk assessments can properly take into regard this possible hazard. The e-mail was jointly signed by the studys primary authors, research scientist Anna Choi and Associate Professor Philippe Grandjean, of the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. But the researchers acknowledgement that their study doesnt draw conclusions about the safety of American fluoridated water wont necessarily put the controversy to rest. The key takeaway for me in the study is one, they didnt rule out the danger, and two, they said further research is necessary, said Don Landis, a spokesman for the group Wichitans Opposed to Fluoridation. Thats what were saying; the science is not settled.

No research is done on low-dosage fluoride, he added. The Harvard study is very valuable in pointing that out. Landis said he has looked for and been unable to find comprehensive research on the effect of fluoride, not on just the so-called effect on teeth, but to the rest of the body. Larry Hund, a pediatrician and leader in the pro-fluoride group Wichitans for Healthy Teeth, said he had taken the Harvard study with a grain of salt even before the researchers acknowledged that it didnt address American fluoridated water. Theyre looking at fluoride levels 10 times what we see here in the U.S., he said. In addition, he pointed out that most of the studies were done in China and didnt account for other factors that can influence IQ scores such as poverty, exposure to heavy metal pollution and dietary deficiencies. He said fluoridated water has been used in the United States for about 65 years without causing noticeable problems. We have the best research hospitals in the world, he said. Theyre in communities using fluoridated water. If something was wrong, these researchers would be waving a red flag. He said hes passionate about the cause because he sees children in his practice especially those whose parents cant afford much dental treatment or fluoride supplements go through unnecessary pain that could be prevented. The saddest ones you see are the kids with several cavities that need to be fixed and their parents cant afford it, he said. I think its a shame were withholding this from our children. The Harvard scientists did not gather the original data for the paper they published in July, titled Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Harvard paper was a compilation of 27 other studies, 25 of which were done in China. On average, children with higher fluoride exposure showed poorer performance on IQ tests, the Harvard researchers wrote. Fluoride released into the ground water in China in some cases greatly exceeded levels that are typical in the U.S. In general, complete information was not available on these 27 studies, and some limitations were identified. One of the Chinese studies that has been translated into English, Research on the intellectual abilities of 6- 14- year-old students in an area with endemic fluoride poisoning, gave a glimpse of what the study limitations are. The students in the study were drinking well water containing seven parts per million of fluoride 10 times the amount proposed for Wichita water. The study compared children in a control group with those whose water had high levels of fluoride.

The children in the control group were drinking water with up to .8 parts per million of fluoride, a slightly higher level than .7 parts per million that will be in Wichita water if the ballot issue passes. The Chinese researchers found children using the high-fluoride water had IQs about a point lower than the control group. But the researchers also found the IQ differential didnt appear to last to adulthood. The IQs of adults in the area were also measured and the intellectual ability and even life expectancy of people in the (high-fluoride) endemic region appeared to be higher than the nonendemic region, indicating that the effect of fluoride poisoning on intellectual ability is negligible, the study said.
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