Fluoride levels in drinking water and hypothyroidism: Response to Grimes and Newton et al

Grimes and Newton et al have made a number of criticisms of our paper, including that we misrepresent conclusions of the existing literature; do not adequately take account of confounding factors; have used arbitrary cut-offs in categorising the variables; and made an error in reporting the results of the model.1 2 We welcome the opportunity to respond to these criticisms and, in particular, address the claim made by Newton et al that we made an error in reporting the results of our model. We acknowledge the substantial problem of poor oral health that affects some children and adults in the UK and do not question that there is substantial good quality evidence to support the topical use of fluorides in toothpaste, nor do we wish to see the removal of effective and safe oral health programmes. The paper is not a discussion of...
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research