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In 2014, ''[[The Lancet]]'' published a paper which mentioned that "A meta-analysis of 27 cross-sectional studies of children exposed to [[fluoride in drinking water]], mainly from [[China]], suggests an average IQ decrement of about seven points in children exposed to raised [[fluoride]] concentrations."<ref>http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC4418502&blobtype=pdf</ref>.  
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In 2014, ''The Lancet'' published a paper which mentioned that "A meta-analysis of 27 cross-sectional studies of children exposed to [[fluoride in drinking water]], mainly from [[China]], suggests an average [[IQ]] decrement of about seven points in children exposed to raised [[fluoride]] concentrations."<ref>http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC4418502&blobtype=pdf</ref>.  
  
 
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The Lancet is a highly reputed medical journal.

Covid-19

In May 2020 The Lancet published a paper on the dangers of Hydroxychloroquine. This was later withdrawn.[1]

Water fluoridation

Full article: Water/Fluoridation

In 2014, The Lancet published a paper which mentioned that "A meta-analysis of 27 cross-sectional studies of children exposed to fluoride in drinking water, mainly from China, suggests an average IQ decrement of about seven points in children exposed to raised fluoride concentrations."[2].


 

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