Show 1418: More About the Pros and Cons of Water Fluoridation (Part 2)

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This week, we offer the second of a two-part series on the pros and cons of water fluoridation. Last week we discussed the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water to prevent tooth decay. This week we hear from a researcher who has found that early exposure to fluoridated water may affect youngsters’ IQ. You […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Graydon.
0:01.5	And I'm Terry Graydon.
0:02.9	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.0	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at
0:11.5	People's Pharmacy.com.
0:14.7	Water fluoridation remains controversial even after eight decades.
0:19.6	Last week, we heard the pros. Today we get the cons.
0:23.6	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayton.
0:32.6	Today's guest is a physician scientist who has studied how chemicals like lead affect children's brain development.
0:40.3	His research suggests that exposure to fluoridated water may have a negative impact on some children's IQ.
0:48.3	A new meta-analysis supports that finding.
0:52.3	How can we make sense of conflicting information about exposure
0:55.6	to fluoride? Why have regulators in the U.S. considered chemicals safe until proven hazardous?
1:01.9	Coming up on the people's pharmacy, learning about the downsides of water fluoridation.
1:13.6	In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, usually the flu season begins to subside by February.
1:20.6	Not this year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that influenza infections are at the highest rate in 15 years
1:29.6	and still rising. The flu season peaked right around the beginning of January, but instead of
1:36.0	fading away, it's rising again now. About 8% of emergency department visits are attributable to
1:42.9	influenza. In addition, many people who had the flu back in January
1:47.8	are now showing up with complications such as bacterial pneumonia. According to the CDC, there have been about 24 million cases of influenza so far this winter.
1:59.0	Some school systems have had to shut down for several days,
2:02.6	and an estimated 13,000 people have died. One bit of good news is that COVID-19, while still causing
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