Fluoride and ADHD Harvard finds a connection One of the worlds most prestigious medical journals, The Lancet, recently published a study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). The study reveals that various chemicals in our environment, many that we are exposed to daily, have a direct connection to ADHD as well as other mental disorders including autism. Fluoride is in this list. Surprisingly, this research has not gained much traction in US media. According to Wikipedia, Fluoridation became an official policy of the U.S. Public Health Service by 1951, and by 1960 water fluoridation had become widely used in the U.S., reaching about 50 million people. All of this for the sake for fewer cavities. Harvards (HSPH) research began in 2006 when they initially studied chemicals that injured the developing brains of children. These chemicals are known as neurotoxicants. At that time, their list identified five industrial chemicals as developmental neurotoxicants: lead, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), arsenic, and toluene (used in gasoline or as a paint thinner). Their current study expands this list to include six additional developmental neurotoxicants—manganese, fluoride, chlorpyrifos, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, and the polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Another Harvard study published in the July 2012 edition of Environmental Health Perspectives showed that fluoride might well lower peoples IQ. The researchers said Our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on childrens neurodevelopment. The researchers say, The root causes of the present global pandemic of neurodevelopmental disorders are only partly understood. Although genetic factors have a role, they cannot explain recent increases in reported prevalence, and none of the genes discovered so far seem to be responsible for more than a small proportion of cases. Furthermore, they cite, We postulate that even more neurotoxicants remain undiscovered. To control the pandemic of developmental neurotoxicity, we propose a global prevention strategy. Untested chemicals should not be presumed to be safe to brain development, and chemicals in existing use and all new chemicals must therefore be tested for developmental neurotoxicity. To coordinate these efforts and to accelerate translation of science into prevention, we propose the urgent formation of a new international clearinghouse. Read the full article here: press.thelancet/chemicals.pdf
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:58:27 +0000
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