Fluoride exposure linked to ‘detrimental effects’ on health of pregnant women, infants

Fluoride has agelong been utilized arsenic a dental health tool arsenic a means of preventing cavities and warring bony decay — but present a caller meta-analysis suggests it could person "detrimental effects" connected the wellness of large women and infants. 

Researchers analyzed assorted studies, concluding that vulnerability to fluoride "offers small payment to the fetus and young infant."

Systemic fluoride vulnerability tin person a harmful interaction connected bony strength, thyroid relation and cognitive development, according to the findings, which were published successful the Annual Review of Public Health.

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"Community-wide medication of systemic fluoride whitethorn airs an unfavorable risk–benefit ratio for the pregnant woman, fetus and infant," reads the meta-analysis. 

A caller meta-analysis recovered that fluoride is toxic to aboriginal encephalon development, based connected studies of large women and infants.  (iStock)

Philippe Grandjean, a researcher connected the survey and prof of biology medicine astatine the University of Southern Denmark, told Fox News Digital that "fluoride is toxic to aboriginal brain development."

"It is not babelike connected the root of the fluoride," Grandjean. "In summation to fluoridated drinking water, we request to bounds ingestion of fluoridated toothpaste, which by itself is large for dental health, but don’t swallow it."

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He recommended avoiding depletion of definite kinds of black tea – "especially those that are grown successful fluoride-rich soils (e.g., East Africa and definite parts of China and India)."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by replacing minerals mislaid during mean deterioration and tear.

Fluoride has agelong been utilized arsenic a dental health tool arsenic a means of preventing cavities and warring bony decay. (iStock)

The reappraisal noted that with increasing entree to fluoride implicit the years, fluoride's beneficial effect is predominantly topical, citing that determination is nary request for wide assemblage fluoridation. 

During an quality past week connected "The Story With Martha MacCallum." HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that "exposure to fluoride is dose-related."

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"In different words, the much fluoride you get, the little your IQ is going to beryllium … the benefits of fluoride are topical," Kennedy added.

"Fluoride is toxic to aboriginal encephalon development," said the pb researcher of the meta-analysis. (iStock)

"It was primitively thought that erstwhile we enactment it successful the h2o backmost successful the 1940s that they were systemic," helium went on. "In different words, if you drank it, it would bash thing to your assemblage to forestall maturation of cavities. But that's not however it works."

The HHS caput added that fluoride is associated with "with utmost losses successful bony density."

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More than 200 cardinal Americans, oregon astir 75% of the population, presently drink fluoridated water.

"The full payment of it comes from topical exertion ... there's truly nary crushed to person it successful the water supply successful this epoch wherever we person toothpaste and  mouthwashes," Kennedy concluded. 

"The much fluoride you get, the little your IQ is going to beryllium … the benefits of fluoride are topical," Secretary Kennedy said connected "The Story With Martha MacCallum." (Jason Mendez/Getty Images)

Kennedy said helium plans to archer the CDC to halt recommending the summation of fluoride to drinking water, the Associated Press reported.

Utah precocious became the archetypal authorities to walk authorities banning fluoride successful nationalist drinking water.

Governor Spencer Cox signed the measure into instrumentality past month, a determination that was applauded by those supporting the "Make America Healthy Again" movement. 

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Lawmakers successful different states, including Ohio, South Carolina and Florida, person besides submitted proposals to restrict section governments oregon h2o strategy operators from adding fluoride to water.