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RE: Court Decision Could Lead to EPA Banning Water Fluoridation
That's not true.
Please look at the studies the author posted.
Many problems with fluoride. Even in small amounts its a neurotoxin. As for the thyroid issue mentioned, very small amounts will interfere with iodine.
The study you linked to specifically says, "Professor Peckham said that research was ‘observational’, so no definitive conclusions should be drawn about cause and effect."
That is not any definite proof one way or the other, and does not explore how much Iodine residents are consuming.
Yes, I understand the correlation does not equal causation.
I trust you understand that the gold standard double blinded RCT could not be done here for obvious ethical issues.
There are plenty of mechanism studies that propose potential causal reasons.
Specifically damage seems to be happening to the hippocampus. I will gladly post references if you are interested.
There was also a 2012 systematic review noting a positive relationship between IQ and fluoride in water.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.1104912