Abstract The purpose of this study was to measure the fluoride content of several brands of commercially available infant formulas obtained from various geographic locations in the United States. Fluoride determinations were accomplished using a modification of the...
Residents living in fluorosis areas generally experienced long-term exposure to excessive fluoride in drinking water. The adverse effects of high fluoride levels on the nervous system have been studied; however, the effect of fluoride exposure on cognitive functions...
Abstract: Many attempts to demonstrate the dietary essentiality of fluoride have yielded equivocal results and none of the studies have connected fluoride to a specific metabolic deficiency (refs. 1-5 and personal communication from K. Schwartz). Undoubtedly, these...
Abstract: Female mice maintained on a low fluoride diet over two generations showed a progressive decline in litter production. Mice receiving the same diet supplemented with fluoride reproduced normally and at consistent intervals. Addition of fluoride to the intake...
Background There are concerns that altered thyroid functioning could be the result of ingesting too much fluoride. Community water fluoridation (CWF) is an important source of fluoride exposure. Our objectives were to examine the association between fluoride exposure...
Fluoridation of the drinking water is a public policy whose aim is to improve dental health. Although the evidence is clear that fluoride is good for dental health, concerns have been raised regarding potential negative effects on cognitive develop- ment. We study the...
