The research, published Monday by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is the first U.S.-based study examining the link between prenatal fluoride and childhood social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.
A just-released University of Southern California study found that pregnant woman exposed to fluoride have an increased risk of their child demonstrating behavioral problems.Researchers say they hope the new findings convey the risks of fluoride consumption during pregnancy.Nearly three-quarters of Americans consume drinking water containing fluoride, a practice that began in 1945 to help prevent tooth decay, according to researchers.
'Women with higher fluoride exposure levels in their bodies during pregnancy tended to rate their 3-year-old children higher on overall neurobehavioral problems and internalizing symptoms, including emotional reactivity, anxiety, and somatic complaints,' said Tracy Bastain, an associate professor of clinical population and public health sciences at the Keck School of Medicine.
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