Canadian Kids are Dumb.. but it's not their fault., UK kids are having water problems even BEFORE birth!

A new report tells us that Canadian kids' IQ is being reduced by manganese in their drinking water. Wow. I thought that only happened in Bangla Desh, where the lack of iodine is creating mental retardation.

Their study, published in Monday's online issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, focused on manganese levels in drinking water in eight communities along the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City.

All the towns chosen for the study rely on ground water for drinking, either from municipal or private wells that aren't specially treated for manganese.

"I studied mercury, lead, PCBs, and usually the associations we see are more in the range of one IQ point, two, maybe three IQ points," said the study's lead author, Maryse Bouchard of the University of Quebec at Montreal's Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Biology, Health, Society and Environment.

"But this is a very strong effect," she added in an interview.

If you are looking for a Canadian water expert to discuss how to get over this, I recommend Stan at Best water, Alberta. he will organise a water report for your region that will put your mind to rest.. or not.

Meantime, UK kids are having water problems even before they are born. This report says that the levels of trihalomethanes and chlorine in UK water DOUBLES the likelihood of birth defects.