New Study Quantifies Fluoride’s Potential to Lower IQ in Children

In a new study from a research team headed by William Hirzy, PhD, a former US EPA senior scientist who specialized in risk assessment, published in the journal Fluoride (October-December 2016), Hirzy followed EPA risk assessment guidelines to report:

“The effect of fluoride on IQ is quite large, with a predicted mean 5 IQ point loss when going from a dose of 0.5 mg/F/day to 2.0 mg F/day.”

Note that:

Peel’s water is fluoridated to 0.7 milligrams fluoride per liter (also expressed as 0.7ppm).

2 glasses (350ml each) of Peel’s water provide 0.5 mg of F.

Less than 3 litres of our fluoridated water is required to reach a total exposure of 2.0 mg F.

And we are exposed to many other sources of fluoride besides tap water – some obvious, like fluoridated toothpaste, and some not obvious like Teflon cookware and teas.Many residents have no idea that they are using fluorinated drugs. For example, on January 23, 2017 it was reported:

“Health Canada has reviewed the safety of fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics, and concluded they are linked to persistent and disabling side-effects in rare cases. Fluoroquinolones are used to treat bacterial infections, including respiratory and urinary tract infections.”

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/widely-used-antibiotic-linked-to-rare-but-serious-side-effects-safety-review-1.3253938