Fluoride exposure appears to slightly decrease IQ scores in children, a new federal meta-analysis has concluded -- but not at the low levels recommended for U.S. drinking water.

A new report linking fluoridated drinking water to lower IQ scores in children is sure to ratchet up the debate over a practice that's considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century.

A rigorous nine-year research review looking at the relationship between fluoride and intelligence in children concludes that as fluoride levels rise, IQ drops.

A new study commissioned by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences looked at the effect that high fluoride consumption can have on childre

(CNN) – Being exposed to high levels of fluoride could impact intelligence. According to a new government survey, fluoride levels in children’s urine were measured. They reported a drop in IQ scores as fluoride levels rose. The study was published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics Monday, but the research was released in late 2024.

A controversial new study out Monday in a US medical journal could reignite debate over fluoride's safety in water, linking higher exposure levels to lower IQ in children.

Review finds an inverse association and a dose-response link between fluoride and IQ; editorialists disagree on the results and conduct of the study.

An analysis of more than 70 studies on fluoride and IQ levels concluded there was a relationship between higher levels of the common water additive and lower IQ levels in children, though a large percentage of the studies were noted as having a “high risk of bias.

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