Water fluoridation found to increase hypothyroidism risk by 30%
04/05/2018 / By Isabelle Z.
As millions of people suffer from thyroid problems and related issues like depression, it is time to take a closer look at our drinking water. That’s because a study has pointed to an unexpected culprit in the form of fluoride in drinking water.
Researchers analyzed 98 percent of the GP practices in England, and they found that the rate of suffering from an underactive thyroid – also known as hypothyroidism – was a notable 30 percent higher in areas with fluoridated water. Among the population studied, this accounted for 15,000 people suffering from the illness unnecessarily. For example, in places like the West Midlands, which is a fully fluoridated area, the prevalence of hypothyroidism was double that of the non-fluoridated Greater Manchester.
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