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<\/p>\nHu\u2019s findings are interesting given the American government\u2019s decades-long campaign in support of fluoride in the public water supply.<\/p>\n
The Centers for Disease Control has described water fluoridation as one of the top health achievements of the last century.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Originally, the decision to intoxicate the water supply was to improve the public\u2019s dental health\u2014a strange proposal that suggests the American people are incapable of brushing their teeth everyday.<\/p>\n Putting aside the inherent condescension of such a government program, the CDC claims that cavities in children and adults have plummeted by 25%.<\/span><\/p>\n Would you prefer a drop in cavities or a drop in IQ?<\/p>\n Or maybe you can just adopt better dental hygiene\u2014either way, Hu\u2019s study adds more evidence to a growing pile exposing the potential health risks of fluoride exposure and consumption.<\/p>\n <\/span>In China, a separate study showed that fluoride can become a neurotoxin at unusually high levels, with some measurements taken in the country showing up to 30 milligrams of the chemical per liter of water.<\/p>\n Hu added that despite the alarming results, more research is needed to help confirm them,\u00a0\u201cIt needs to be reproduced in other populations by other scientists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A damning new study is shedding light on the potential adverse effects of fluoride exposure, showing a link between the toxic chemical and IQ levels. Conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto, the study analyzed \u201c300 sets of mothers and children in Mexico\u201d over the span of 12 years. The results… <\/p>\n