US EditionMoves against fluoride in drinking water alarm health experts
- The Department of Health and Human Services is directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create new recommendations about fluoride in U.S. Water sources, according to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Kennedy has attributed health problems such as arthritis and IQ loss to fluoride, which health experts say is beneficial at regulated levels.
- The Environmental Protection Agency will review the safety of fluoridated water, while the addition of fluoride is not federally regulated, leading states like Utah to ban it.
- The American Dental Association warns against removing fluoride based on misinformation, stating it is crucial for dental health, according to ADA President Brett Kessler.
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Why – and when – was fluoride added to US drinking water in the first place?
(NEXSTAR) – On Monday U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for an end to fluoridation in American communities, but when – and why – did the practice start? Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the world to add fluoride to drinking water in 1945 as part of a study first sponsored by the U.S. Surgeon General, then taken over by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDR). Where does your neig…
Utahns react to a ban on fluoride in public water, in this week’s Inside Voices
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