Findings suggest a correlation between high fluoride exposure and increased errors on these tests. Children exposed to higher fluoride levels in drinking water made more errors in standard cognitive tests. Over 200 million people globally are believed to be exposed to high fluoride levels in their drinking water. Over 200 million people worldwide are estimated to be exposed to high fluoride levels in their drinking water. “We have a unique opportunity to study low fluoride communities in the same setting as high fluoride communities, so we can determine if fluoride is a neurotoxicant at low levels,” Godebo said.

Source: Ethiopian News October 27, 2023 20:59 UTC