Fluoride occurs naturally in drinking water, especially well water, but the concentrations are generally low in public water supplies. In some countries, such as the US, Canada, UK, Australia and ...

The study found no evidence linking fluoride exposure during early childhood with adverse cognitive outcomes. Participants exposed to fluoridated water and those with dental fluorosis scored ...

The publication they omitted found no link between "fluoride exposure during pregnancy, infancy, or childhood and full-scale IQ," he wrote. Other recent, high-quality studies showing no ...

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics sparked debate by suggesting that higher maternal fluoride exposure during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in young boys.

New meta-analysis found that fluoride is toxic to early brain development, based on studies of pregnant women and infants. HHS Secretary Kennedy has reviewed guidance on fluoride in drinking water.

A study published in May that Malin led with University of Southern California and Indiana University researchers suggested that fluoride exposure during pregnancy was linked to an increased risk ...

Nor, Levy wrote, does the new report mention that animal studies using fluoride levels that reflect the U.S. standard of 0.7 mg/L found “no exposure-related differences in motor, sensory, or ...

Journal Reference: Hoffman, S.S., Tang, Z., Dunlop, A. et al. Impact of prenatal phthalate exposure on newborn metabolome and infant neurodevelopment. Nat Commun, 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57273-z ...

That doesn't mean the water is fluoride-free: According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the city's groundwater contains fluoride at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/L ...