Higher levels of fluoride in pregnant woman linked to lower intelligence in their children
September 20, 2017 by Nicole Bodnar
Fierce debate over the safety of water fluoridation – particularly for children’s developing brains – has fuelled researchers to explore the issue and provide evidence to inform national drinking water standards. Credit: Gullherme Jofill via Flickr
Fluoride in the urine of pregnant women shows a correlation with lower measures of intelligence in their children, according to University of Toronto researchers who conducted the first study of its kind and size to examine fluoride exposure and multiple states of neurodevelopment.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-09-higher-fluoride-pregnant-woman-linked.html
