Long-Delayed U.S. Government Report Finally Released, Concludes Fluoride Lowers IQ in Children（拖延已久的美國政府報告終於發佈，得出氟化物降低兒童智商的結論）
Long-Delayed U.S. Government Report Finally Released, Concludes Fluoride Lowers IQ in Children（拖延已久的美國政府報告終於發佈，得出氟化物降低兒童智商的結論）
來源：Prepare For Change
By Edward Morgan
作者：愛德華.摩根
September 28, 2024
9月28，2024年
By AuthorDerrick Broze,
經由：德里克·布羅茲，
‘Conspiracy’ Confirmed: Fluoride in Drinking Water Likely Lowers Kids’ IQs
“陰謀論”得到證實：飲用水水中的氟化物可能會降低孩子的智商
The final version of the report confirms what previous draft versions have concluded — fluoride exposure is associated with lower IQ in children.
該報告的最終版本證實了以前的草案版本得出的結論——氟化物暴露與兒童智商降低有關。
The long-delayed and censored final report from the U.S. National Toxicology Program has found “moderate confidence” that fluoride exposure is “consistently associated with lower IQ in children”.
美國國家毒理學計劃（U.S. National Toxicology Program）拖延已久且被審查的最終報告發現，氟化物暴露“始終與兒童智商降低有關”，這是“中等可信度”。
The NTP report has been the source of controversy over the last couple years as it became clear that elements of the U.S. government were seeking to prevent its release.
NTP 報告在過去幾年中一直是爭議的根源，因為很明顯，美國政府的某些人正在尋求阻止其發佈。
The NTP’s final report, also known as a monograph, reported that 72 studies examined the “association between fluoride exposure and IQ in children,” and 64 of those studied found “an inverse relationship associated between estimated fluoride exposure and IQ in children.”
NTP 的最終報告，也稱為專著，報告稱，72 項研究檢查了“兒童氟化物暴露與智商之間的關聯”，其中 64 項研究發現“估計的氟化物暴露與兒童智商之間存在負相關”。
Of the total 72 studies, the NTP considered 19 of those studies to be “high quality”, and of those high quality studies, 18 “reported an inverse association between estimated fluoride exposure and IQ in children.”
在總共 72 項研究中，NTP 認為其中 19 項研究是“高品質”的，在這些高品質研究中，18 項“報告了估計的氟化物暴露與兒童智商之間存在負面相關”。
Even among another 53 studies which were considered to be “low-quality” the NTP found that “46 of the 53 low-quality studies [88%] in children also found evidence of an inverse association between estimated fluoride exposure and IQ in children.”
即使在另外 53 項被認為是“低品質”的研究中，NTP 也發現“在 53 項針對兒童的低品質研究中，有 46 項 [88%] 也發現了估計氟化物暴露量與兒童智商呈負相關的證據。
The NTP is run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate, evaluate, and report on toxicology within public agencies, and is headquartered at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
NTP 由美國衛生與公眾服務部 （U.S. Department of Health and Human Services） 運營，旨在協調、評估和報告公共機構內部的毒理學，總部位於美國國家環境健康科學研究所 （NIEHS）。
While these conclusions are breaking news to the vast majority of the public, regular readers of The Last American Vagabond have been informed of these conclusions since at least 2020 due to our ongoing coverage of this important matter.
雖然這些結論對絕大多數公眾來說是突發新聞，但由於我們對這一重要問題的持續報導，至少從 2020 年開始，《最後的美國流浪者》的普通讀者就已經被告知這些結論。
Although the conclusion of the final version of the NTP’s monograph is strongly worded, it is likely to continue to be debated due to certain caveats.
儘管 NTP 專著的最終版本結論措辭強硬，但由於某些警告，它可能會繼續爭論。
For example, the conclusion mentions “higher estimated fluoride exposures”, which the scientists note are at “drinking water fluoride concentrations that exceed the World Health Organization Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality of 1.5 mg/L of fluoride”. The NTP scientists call for “more studies” to “fully understand the potential for lower fluoride exposure to affect children’s IQ”.
例如，結論提到「更高的估計氟化物暴露量」，科學家們指出，這是“飲用水氟化物濃度超過世界衛生組織飲用水品質指南1.5毫克/升氟化物”。NTP 科學家呼籲進行 「更多研究」 以 「充分瞭解較低氟化物暴露對兒童智商影響的可能性」。
These caveats are already being used by corporate media to downplay the seriousness of the NTP’s conclusions. One of the most widely distributed articles from the Associated Press is headlined, “US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids“. The mention of “twice the recommended limit” is designed to misinform the public by having them believe the conclusions do not apply to the U.S. government’s currently recommended levels of 0.7 mg/L of fluoride in the water.
企業媒體已經利用這些警告來淡化NTP結論的嚴重性。美聯社最廣泛傳播的文章之一的標題是：“美國政府報告稱，氟化物達到推薦限值的兩倍與兒童智商降低有關”。提到「建議限值的兩倍」旨在誤導公眾，讓他們相信這些結論不適用於美國政府目前建議的水中氟化物含量0.7毫克/升的水準。
However, buried deep within the NTP’s 324-page report, the scientists make it clear they believe their conclusions apply to the U.S. population. They write (emphasis added):
然而，在 NTP 的 324 頁報告中，科學家們明確表示，他們相信他們的結論適用於美國人口。他們寫道（強調後加）：
“However, because people receive fluoride from multiple sources (not just drinking water), individuals living in areas with optimally fluoridated water can have total fluoride exposures higher than the concentration of their drinking water. In addition, there are people living in the United States who live in areas with naturally occurring fluoride in drinking water that is higher than 1.5 mg/L”
“然而，由於人們從多個來源（不僅僅是飲用水）獲得氟化物，因此生活在氟化水最佳地區的個人的總氟化物暴露量可能高於其飲用水的濃度。此外，還有一些居住在美國的人生活在飲用水水中天然氟化物含量高於1.5毫克/升的地區。‘’
The NTP scientists take it one step further and conclude:
NTP 科學家更進一步，得出結論：
“This indicates that the moderate confidence in the inverse association between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ is relevant to some children living in the United States.”
“這表明氟化物暴露與兒童智商之間的負相關具有中等可信度，這與一些居住在美國的兒童有關。”
These additional statements are extremely important because people will likely consume more fluoride because of the multiple sources of exposure, including in processed foods or by cooking with fluoridated water. This especially applies for pregnant mothers and people with kidney problems who will consume more water than the average person.
這些額外的陳述非常重要，因為人們可能會因為多種接觸來源而攝入更多的氟化物，包括加工食品或用含氟水烹飪。這尤其適用於孕婦和患有腎臟問題的人，他們比普通人消耗更多的水。
NTP Scientist’s Long Battle to Preserve the Science
NTP 科學家為保護科學而進行的漫長鬥爭
The release of the NTP report coincides with the ongoing legal battle between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). The lawsuit began following the EPA’s 2016 decision to deny the plaintiff’s petition under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). FAN is attempting to prove that fluoride is a neurotoxin and should be regulated or banned under the TSCA.
NTP 報告的發佈恰逢美國環境保護署 （EPA） 和氟化物行動網路 （FAN） 之間正在進行的法律鬥爭。該訴訟是在 EPA 於 2016 年決定拒絕原告根據《有毒物質控制法》（TSCA） 提出的申請後開始的。FAN 試圖證明氟化物是一種神經毒素，應該根據TSCA進行監管或禁止。
The second phase of the fluoride lawsuit concluded in February, but Judge Edward Chen has yet to rule on the matter. Now that the final version of the NTP monograph has been released Chen may soon decide to issue his final ruling.
氟化物訴訟的第二階段於 2 月結束，但法官 Edward Chen 尚未就此事做出裁決。現在 NTP 專著的最終版本已經發佈，陳可能很快就會決定發佈他的最終裁決。
Michael Connett, the lead attorney representing the FAN, told TLAV the NTP’s finding confirm what previous data has shown relating to fluoride and IQ.
代表 FAN 的首席律師邁克爾·康內特 （Michael Connett） 告訴 TLAV，NTP 的調查結果證實了之前數據顯示的與氟化物和智商有關的內容。
“NTP’s landmark report confirms that there is a large, consistent, and reliable body of scientific research linking fluoride to reduced IQ, and that the doses associated with lower IQ are precariously close to what hundreds of millions of Americans consume everyday,” Connett said via text message.
“NTP 的里程碑式報告證實，有大量、一致且可靠的科學研究將氟化物與智商降低聯繫起來，並且與低智商相關的劑量岌岌可危地接近數億美國人每天消耗的劑量“，康內特通過短信說。
“This isn’t what people signed up for when we started adding fluoride to the water. We didn’t sign up to add a neurotoxicant to our water. We signed up for something that could help our teeth. Now that we know that it can affect our brain, we really need to go back to square one on this.”
“當我們開始向水中添加氟化物時，人們並不是這樣做的。我們沒有同意在我們的水中添加神經毒物。我們報名參加了可以幫助我們牙齒的東西。既然我們知道它會影響我們的大腦，我們真的需要回到原點。
Emails released in early January 2023 as part of the lawsuit reveal that various elements of the U.S. government appear to have been involved in a concerted effort to block the release of the NTP draft report — a report which concluded fluoride is linked to lower IQ in children.
作為訴訟的一部分，2023 年 1 月初公佈的電子郵件顯示，美國政府的各個部門似乎都參與了共同努力，以阻止 NTP 報告草案的發佈——該報告得出的結論是氟化物與兒童智商較低有關。
The emails show that NTP scientists believed their work was completed and set a date for May 2022 for publication. However, leadership at the top levels of the Department of Health Human Services intervened to stop the report from being released.
這些電子郵件顯示，NTP 科學家認為他們的工作已經完成，並確定了 2022 年 5 月的發佈日期。然而，衛生公共服務部（Department of Health Human Services）的高層領導層進行了干預，阻止了該報告的發佈。
One email dated April 28, 2022 shows Dr. Mary Wolfe, the Director of NTP’s Office of Policy, Review and Outreach, emailed Casey Hannan, the Director of CDC’s Division of Oral Health, and stated the NTP’s “analysis and conclusions are set”. Dr. Wolfe also let Hannan know that the NTP had reviewed the CDC’s previously submitted comments, but still planned to release the review “mid/late May” 2022.
一封日期為 2022 年 4 月 28 日的電子郵件顯示，NTP 政策、審查和外展辦公室主任 Mary Wolfe 博士給 CDC 口腔健康部主任 Casey Hannan 發送電子郵件，並表示 NTP 的“分析和結論已經確定”。Wolfe 博士還讓 Hannan 知道，NTP 已經審查了 CDC 之前提交的意見，但仍計劃在 2022 年“5 月中/下旬”發佈審查。
In a May 11, 2022 email, Wolfe again notifies Hannan and the CDC that the NTP has “set May 18, 2022 for publication of the monograph. The monograph will be posted to the NTP website, and we will email a notice of the posting to NTP listserv subscribers.”
在 2022 年 5 月 11 日的一封電子郵件中，沃爾夫再次通知漢南和美國疾病控制與預防中心，NTP 已“定於 2022 年 5 月 18 日出版專著。該專著將發佈到 NTP 網站上，我們將通過電子郵件向 NTP listserv 訂閱者發送發佈通知。
However, later that day and the following day, Dr. Karen Hacker, the Director of CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, tells Dr. Wolfe that there is concern within the CDC about publishing the NTP review without an additional review by “NIH leadership”. Hacker also asked about the potential of a “interagency review” by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
然而，當天晚些時候和第二天，CDC 國家慢性病預防和健康促進中心主任 Karen Hacker 博士告訴 Wolfe 博士，CDC 內部對在沒有“NIH領導層”額外審查的情況下發佈 NTP 審查表示擔憂。Hacker 還詢問了衛生與公眾服務部 （HHS） 進行「機構間審查」的可能性。
Dr. Wolfe subsequently told the CDC that “we (the NTP) believe the current findings, as stated in the monograph, reflect the scope of our evaluation and the available scientific literature and no revision is needed”.
沃爾夫博士隨後告訴疾病預防控制中心，「我們（NTP）相信，正如專著中所述，目前的調查結果反映了我們的評估範圍和可用的科學文獻，不需要修改」。
Meanwhile, as Dr. Wolfe was defending the work of the NTP, internal emails among officials at the CDC’s Division of Oral Health reveal that the CDC was already preparing to prevent the release. A May 12, 2022 email from Hannan states:
與此同時，當沃爾夫博士為NTP的工作辯護時，CDC口腔健康部官員之間的內部電子郵件顯示，CDC已經在準備阻止發佈。Hannan 於 2022 年 5 月 12 日發送的一封電子郵件指出：
“The May 18th release date for [the monograph] is almost certainly not going to happen. OASH and NIH OD are pretty clearly going to get more involved.”
“幾乎可以肯定，[專著] 的 5 月 18 日發布日期不會發生。OASH 和 NIH OD 顯然會更多地參與進來。
OASH is a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, the second highest office in the Department of Health and Human Services, while NIH OD refers to the NIH’s Office of the Director, the highest office within the NIH. The current Director of the NIH is Lawrence A. Tabak.
OASH 指的是衛生助理部長辦公室，這是衛生與公眾服務部的第二高職位，而 NIH OD 指的是 NIH 的主任辦公室，這是 NIH 內的最高職位。NIH 的現任主任是 Lawrence A. Tabak。
An additional email dated June 3rd, 2022, shows Nicole Johnson, Associate Director for Policy, Partnerships and Strategic Communication in CDC’s Oral Health Division, contacting Jennifer Greaser, a Senior Public Health Policy Analyst in CDC’s Washington office. Johnson states:
2022 年 6 月 3 日的另一封電子郵件顯示，CDC 口腔健康部政策、合作夥伴關係和戰略溝通副主任 Nicole Johnson 聯繫了 CDC 華盛頓辦事處的高級公共衛生政策分析師 Jennifer Greaser。Johnson 說：
“The latest we heard (yesterday) is that ASH Levine has put the report on hold until further notice.”
“我們（昨天）聽到的最新消息是，ASH Levine 已將報告擱置，直至另行通知。”
ASH Levine refers to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine.
ASH Levine 指的是美國助理衛生部長 Rachel Levine。
These communications point to direct intervention from the head of the NIH and the Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services.
這些通信表明，NIH 負責人和衛生與公眾服務部衛生助理部長直接干預。
The emails confirm what has long been suspected. Namely, that government officials at some level were preventing the release of this important review on the toxicity of fluoride. The CDC interference comes on top of an already unusual process employed by the NTP to evaluate the data on the safety of water fluoridation.
這些電子郵件證實了長期以來的懷疑。也就是說，政府官員在某個層面上阻止了這項關於氟化物毒性的重要審查的發佈。CDC 的干預是在 NTP 採用的已經不尋常的流程之上的，該程式用於評估水氟化的安全性數據。
Other emails released in the lawsuit include a rare view into the discussions between government scientists and anonymous peer-reviewers. Some of the back and forth centers around the peer-reviewer’s desire to have the NTP insert statements noting that the majority of the studies being reviewed involved exposure to fluoride at levels above the US government’s recommended dose for water fluoridation.
訴訟中公佈的其他電子郵件包括對政府科學家和匿名同行評審員之間討論的罕見觀點。一些來回圍繞著同行評審員希望讓 NTP 插入聲明，指出大多數正在審查的研究都涉及暴露於高於美國政府推薦的水氟化劑量的氟化物水準。
The NTP scientists repeatedly assert their view that adding such a statement is unnecessary because water fluoridation is not the only exposure an individual faces. “As we discuss in the monograph, fluoride is found in water, certain foods, dental products, some pharmaceuticals, etc., and individual behaviors are likely to be an important determinant of actual total fluoride exposures,” the NTP writes.
NTP 科學家一再堅持他們的觀點，即添加這樣的聲明是不必要的，因為水氟化並不是個人面臨的唯一暴露。正如我們在專著中討論的那樣，氟化物存在於水、某些食物、牙科產品、某些藥物等中，個人行為可能是實際總氟化物暴露量的重要決定因素“，NTP 寫道。
The Evidence Continues to Pile Up
證據繼續堆積
One recent study which was not included in the NTP’s final report was released in May 2024 and published at JAMA Network Open medical journal. The study, Maternal Urinary Fluoride and Child Neurobehavior at Age 36 Months.
2024 年 5 月發布了一項未包含在 NTP 最終報告中的最新研究，並發表在 JAMA Network Open 醫學雜誌上。該研究，母體尿氟化物和 36 個月大時的兒童神經行為。
The researchers studied the maternal urinary fluoride (MUF) levels of 229 Hispanic pregnant women living in Los Angeles, California. They looked for associations between third trimester MUF and the children’s neurobehavior at 3 years of age. They found that “prenatal fluoride exposure may increase risk of neurobehavioral problems among children”.
研究人員研究了居住在加利福尼亞州洛杉磯的 229 名西班牙裔孕婦的孕產婦尿氟化物 （MUF） 水準。他們尋找妊娠晚期 MUF 與兒童 3 歲神經行為之間的關聯。他們發現， 「產前接觸氟化物可能會增加兒童出現神經行為問題的風險」。
“These findings suggest that there may be a need to establish recommendations for limiting exposure to fluoride from all sources during the prenatal period, a time when the developing brain is known to be especially vulnerable to injury from environmental insults,” the study states (emphasis added).
“這些發現表明，可能需要制定建議，以限制在產前期間接觸所有來源的氟化物，眾所周知，發育中的大腦特別容易受到環境侮辱的傷害，”該研究指出（強調後加）。
The JAMA researchers write, “the study sample resided in a predominately fluoridated region and had fluoride exposures that are typical of those living in fluoridated communities in North America”.
JAMA 研究人員寫道，「研究樣本居住在氟化物為主的地區，並且氟化物暴露是生活在北美氟化物社區的人的典型特徵」。
The JAMA study, along with the release of the NTP’s final report, may lead Judge Chen to rule in favor of the Fluoride Action Network. It may also lead nowhere as the U.S. government continues to ignore its own data which shows water fluoridation is causing harm to Americans.
JAMA 研究以及 NTP 最終報告的發佈，可能會導致 Chen 法官做出有利於氟化物行動網路的裁決。由於美國政府繼續無視自己的數據，這些數據顯示水氟化正在對美國人造成傷害，因此也可能無濟於事。
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