It's Official: Drinking Fluoridated Water Lowers IQ

[jberryhill]

42. You should make commercials for the Romney campaign

Yes, the EPA says it is a chemical with substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity. Table salt will also kill you if you eat it by the spoonful. That EPA statement, ripped from context, does not address the level used in drinking water.

And yes, the Harvard study ACTUALLY says that sentence, along with this, "The results support the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children’s neurodevelopment. Future research should include detailed individual-level information on prenatal exposure, neurobehavioral performance, and covariates for adjustment."

The Harvard Study is a preliminary result. Are the authors of that study saying it needs to be taken out of drinking water?

Are they?

No, they aren't.

Why do you suppose that you know more than the people who actually conducted the study you are quoting?