A new report has sparked a heated debate: Is the fluoride in our tap water actually harming children's brains? The National Toxicology Program (NTP), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, just released some eye-opening findings that could change the way we think about fluoride—a mineral many people trust for protecting their teeth.

The Surprising Findings

The NTP started looking into this issue back in 2016, and on August 21, they published a detailed report on the connection between fluoride and children's IQ. They reviewed 72 studies from around the world, and a huge majority of them—64 studies—showed the same thing: when kids are exposed to higher levels of fluoride, their IQ tends to be lower. This means that, according to the data, more fluoride could be linked to less brainpower.

The report doesn’t pull any punches: it confidently states that kids who are exposed to higher levels of fluoride in drinking water consistently have lower IQs....