Naturally High Fluoride Levels in Private Wells May Be Linked With IQ Decline
Source: preventdisease.com
Certain kinds of granite contain high levels of fluoride, increasing the concentration in private wells drawing it from the water. Newly available data, released in recent months, indicates dangerously high levels of fluoride in private wells. In some cases, the wells contain more than double the level that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has deemed the acceptable maximum exposure level and the end result on human health may be appearing on IQ scores in children.
Although homeowners in Dedham, Maine are encouraged to get their water regularly tested to ensure that worrisome levels of bacteria or naturally occurring minerals have not crept in, many residents do not follow that advice.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes water fluoridation as one of the top 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. However, a growing number of experts and scientists claim water fluoridation is a complete fraud with no scientific evidence supporting the link between the ingestion of fluoridated water and a decreases in tooth decay.
Advocates of fluoride say its use in municipal water systems poses no adverse health concerns, however results from investigations clearly state the opposite.
Proven To Lower IQ
Moreover, fluoride can lead to pitted teeth and discoloration. It also makes bones brittle and more prone to fractures. And recent studies have also linked high levels of fluoride exposure with IQ deficits. A 2012 review article examined more than two dozen relevant studies performed outside the U.S.--mostly in China but also a couple in Iran--and found that high fluoride exposures reduce children’s IQs by an average of about seven points.
The results found in human populations support previous research on animal models. The adverse effects of high fluoride exposure on children’s neurodevelopment is a reality. The authors noted that future research should include detailed individual-level information on prenatal exposure and neurobehavioral performance.
"Fluoride, the most consumed drug in the USA, is deliberately added to 2/3 of public water supplies theoretically to reduce tooth decay, but with no scientifically-valid evidence proving safety or effectiveness," says lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.
Another study published in Neurologia showed "the prolonged ingestion of fluoride may cause significant damage to health and particularly to the nervous system." That was the conclusion by a review of studies by researchers Valdez-Jimenez, et al.
Toxic Levels
Citizens in the state of Maine may be sipping toxic levels of fluoride and not even know it. "The sort of levels we’re talking about that are high in China are the sort of levels we see in some private wells," says Andrew Smith, Maine state toxicologist.
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