Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday announced a recommendation against community water fluoridation. The recommendation comes as a Florida city voted last week to remove fluoride from its drinking water, with one city commissioner citing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments on the matter as one of the reasons. 

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Top Florida health official advises against fluoride in drinking water

The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.

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Florida surgeon general calls for halting fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr.

His stance conflicts with advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dental Association.

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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls for end to fluoride in water

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday announced a recommendation against community water fluoridation. The recommendation comes as a Florida city voted last week to remove fluoride from its drinking water, with one city commissioner citing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments on the matter as one of the reasons.  Florida’s top health official cited “the neuropsychiatric…

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Florida's State Surgeon General issued a recommendation against community water fluoridation

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Florida issues new guidance on fluoride in drinking water

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued guidance Friday against adding fluoride to drinking water in the Sunshine State because of its negative neurodevelopmental effects on children exposed during pregnancy. “It is public health malpractice, with the information we have now, to continue adding fluoride to water systems in Florida,” said Ladapo at a press conference Friday morning. 
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Florida surgeon general calls fluoride in water ‘public health malpractice’ 

Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued a new guidance on Nov. 22, advising against the long-standing practice of adding fluoride to the public drinking water supply.
“Adding fluoride to water increases the risk of neuropsychiatric disease in children and reduces their IQ,” Ladapo said in a post on X. “We can strengthen teeth without consuming this neurotoxin.”
In his guidance, Ladapo states that fluoride, which is known to strengthen tee…

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Florida’s Surgeon General Comes Out Against Fluoride in Water Supply

Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

On Friday, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that communities in the state shouldn’t add fluoride to drinking water because of what he called the “neuropsychiatric risk associated with fluoride exposure.”

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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has issued guidance against community water fluoridation, citing potential neuropsychiatric risks associated with fluoride exposure.

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Florida Surgeon General advises against community water fluoridation, citing health risks for pregnant women, children

Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo sided against the widespread practice in the United States. The Florida Dental Association has replied that fluoride helps prevent tooth decay.

A schierarsi contro la pratica molto diffusa negli Stati Uniti è stato il Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. La Florida Dental Association ha replicato che il fluoro aiuta a prevenire le carie

Top Florida health official advises against fluoride in drinking water

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