Scientists Warn of Link Between Fluoride and Negative Health Outcomes When Pregnant

Scientists Warn of Link Between, Fluoride , and Negative Health Outcomes
When Pregnant .
'Newsweek' reports that scientists have urged expectant mothers
not to drink unfiltered tap water, exposing a link between
exposure to fluoride and disruptions in fetal brain development. .
'Newsweek' reports that scientists have urged expectant mothers
not to drink unfiltered tap water, exposing a link between
exposure to fluoride and disruptions in fetal brain development. .
In 1962, the United States Public Health Service
(USPHS) recommended that public water contain
fluoride in an effort to prevent tooth decay. .
As a result, 3 in 4 Americans
receive water that has been
fortified with fluoride. .
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and the USPHS say fluoride
consumption at levels set by the government are safe.
opponents to the fluoridation of the water supply argue that
potential health impacts of even low level fluoride exposure
have been identified, particularly for developing fetuses. .
opponents to the fluoridation of the water supply argue that
potential health impacts of even low level fluoride exposure
have been identified, particularly for developing fetuses. .
According to a new study, maternal fluoride exposure
was associated with a near-doubling increase in
the risk of the child developing neurobehavioral problems.
The team's findings were published
in the journal 'JAMA Network Open.'.
These neurobehavioral problems
include emotional reactivity, headaches,
anxiety and symptoms linked to autism.
Our results showed that higher
fluoride levels in mother's urine were
associated with significantly increased neurodevelopmental problems in their
three-year-old children, especially
for internalizing problems
like depression and anxiety, Tracy Bastain, Associate professor of clinical population and public
health science and senior author of the study, via Newsweek.
Our results showed that higher
fluoride levels in mother's urine were
associated with significantly increased neurodevelopmental problems in their
three-year-old children, especially
for internalizing problems
like depression and anxiety, Tracy Bastain, Associate professor of clinical population and public
health science and senior author of the study, via Newsweek.
These results are very concerning
from a public health perspective,
given that the majority of U.S.
communities have fluoridated water, Tracy Bastain, Associate professor of clinical population and public
health science and senior author of the study, via Newsweek.
'Newsweek' reports that the authors of the study say more
research is "urgently needed" in order to better understand
the implications of these findings on public health.