Fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores

JAMA Pediatrics

2025-01-06

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This systematic review and meta-analysis found inverse associations and a dose-response association between fluoride measurements in urine and drinking water and children’s IQ across the large multi-country epidemiological literature. There were limited data and uncertainty in the dose-response association between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ when fluoride exposure was estimated by drinking water alone at concentrations less than 1.5 mg/L. These findings may inform future comprehensive public health risk-benefit assessments of fluoride exposures.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Kyla W. Taylor, PhD, email kyla.taylor@nih.gov.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5542)

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