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# Fluoride causes more than bone cancer
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/fluoride_causes_more_than_bone_cancer_0910160885/
- Published: 2016-09-10T09:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:10:49.000Z
- Description: The piece reproduces a researchgate report's lists of harms attributed to fluoride, from neurological damage, lowered IQ and dental and skeletal fluorosis to respiratory, heart and digestive disorders, alongside a second list of conditions named in the NHMRC 2007 report.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Chemical, Food Safety, #vivvo-import

Fluoride is known to lower IQ in children, cause bone cancer in boys, and induce dental and skeletal fluorosis. In fact, fluoride can cause more harms than those diseases/conditions.

According to a report released at [https://www. researchgate.net](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geoff%5FPain/publication/303911083%5FFluoride%5Fcauses%5FDeath%5Fand%5FDisease/links/575c847908ae9a9c95573ef0.pdf?ref=foodconsumer.org), World Health Organization recognizes that fluoride can cause harms listed below:

• Neurological damage

• Reduced IQ scores in children

• Dental and skeletal fluorosis

• Osteosclerosis

• Calcification of tendons and ligaments

• Bone deformities

• Conjunctival hyperaernia (excess blood in the eye)

• Respiratory disorders

• Chronic cough

• Bronchitis

• Chonic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Lung Cancer

• Haematological Disorders

• Ischaemic Heart disease

• Carcinoma of the Trachea

• Cerebrovascular Disease

• Digestive Disorders

• Skin Diseases (perhaps referring to Fluoroderma and eczema here)

• Rheumatic disorders

• Nervous conditions

• Hearing and Visual disorders

• Cognitive Decline in older people

• Exacerbation of Asthma

• Diabetes

• Obesity 

The [report](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geoff%5FPain/publication/303911083%5FFluoride%5Fcauses%5FDeath%5Fand%5FDisease/links/575c847908ae9a9c95573ef0.pdf?ref=foodconsumer.org) also cites the following harms that are listed in the [*NHMRC 2007 Report – Harms Mentioned*](https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/nh105?ref=foodconsumer.org)

• Dental Fluorosis

• Cardiovascular disease 

• Cancer

• Osteosarcoma (bone cancer males)

• Thyroid Cancer 

• Osteoporosis 

• Decreased Bone Density

• Fracture 

• Down’s syndrome 

• Alzheimer’s disease

• Anaemia during pregnancy

• Age at menarche

• Congenital malformations

• Infant mortality 

• Sudden infant death 

• IQ 

• Mental retardation (High Fluoride, Low Iodine)

• Skeletal fluorosis 

• Goitre

• Urinary stone disease

For details, read the full [report](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geoff%5FPain/publication/303911083%5FFluoride%5Fcauses%5FDeath%5Fand%5FDisease/links/575c847908ae9a9c95573ef0.pdf?ref=foodconsumer.org).