Fluoride and IQ A newly released report from the National Institutes of Health says fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is associated with lower IQ in children.

A review of 74 medical studies links higher fluoride exposure to lower IQ in kids — but mostly draws on research that took ...

How much fluoride is safe? Drinking water with more than 1.5 milligrams of fluoride per liter was "consistently associated with lower IQ in children," the report said.

A new study suggests a link between high levels of fluoride and lowered IQ. It's heating up arguments over fluoridating drinking water, which dentists say is critical for protecting teeth.

A new report that analyzes research on fluoride and IQ scores finds that the more fluoride a child is exposed to, the lower he or she tends to score on intelligence tests. The findings' relevance ...

Urinary fluoride, a snapshot of overall fluoride intake, showed significant IQ reductions in children at concentrations commonly found in fluoridated communities.

The bill, dubbed the Fluoride Choice Act, would prevent fluoridation of any public drinking water across the state.

JAMA Pediatrics publishes review of 74 studies on fluoride and IQ alongside conflicting editorials on questions of neurocognitive harm and dental health benefits.

They found that there was a fairly large association between a mother’s having more fluoride in their urine and the child’s IQ at ages 6 to 12. But the study had major limitations.

The study’s finding of lower IQ scores, which has garnered significant attention and concern, was based on 19 high-quality studies, with 18 reporting an inverse association between fluoride ...

The introduction to the study states that about 67% of U.S. residents receive fluoride in their drinking water. The U.S. Public Health Service began recommending placing fluoride in drinking water ...

Fluoridated drinking water has come under fire in recent days, targeted by local activists and Cabinet member Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Medical consensus says fluoride is harmless at levels found in ...