จากรายงานของ National Research Council of the National Academies (1) ในปี 2549 ฟลูออไรด์เป็น "ตัวทำลายต่อมไร้ท่อในแง่กว้างโดยปรับเปลี่ยนการทำงานของต่อมไร้ท่อที่เป็นปกติ" ฟังก์ชั่นที่เปลี่ยนแปลงนี้สามารถเกี่ยวข้องกับต่อมไทรอยด์ พาราไทรอยด์และต่อมไพเนียลรวมถึงต่อมหมวกไต ตับอ่อนและต่อมใต้สมอง
ในรายงานเมื่อปี 2549 Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards, the National Research Council (NRC) รายงานว่า "ข้อมูลหลายบรรทัดแสดงถึงผลกระทบของฟลูออไรด์ต่อการทำงานของต่อมไทรอยด์"โดยเฉพาะรายงานที่กล่าวถึงการวิจัยแสดงให้เห็นว่า:
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