Fluoride: very high levels in water associated with cognitive impairment in children
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It suggests a link between high fluoride levels in water and cognitive impairment in children.
Key Points:
- It suggests a link between high fluoride levels in water and cognitive impairment in children.
- The study, published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology, was based on 74 children in Ethiopia who were exposed to high fluoride in drinking water – averaging 7.6 milligrams per litre.
- This latest study found that children drinking water with high levels of fluoride performed worse in tests designed to evaluate new learning and memory.
- The recent paper did not find a strong association between high fluoride in drinking water and the mental abilities of children aged five to 14 years.