The U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently updated its stance on ingestible fluoride supplements meant for children, while the Utah Dental Association provided its own advice regarding the supplements. Meanwhile, a local dentist said fluoride use should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. According to a press release from the Utah Dental Association, the FDA […]
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Fluoride Proponents Claim New Study Bolsters Safety Claims — Critics Say the Study Doesn’t Hold Water
Several major media outlets — including Scientific American and CNN — on Wednesday published articles promoting a new study concluding that fluoride added to drinking water has no negative effects on cognition and “may actually provide benefit.” In what Sayer Ji called a “fluoride disinformation blitz,” the articles framed the research as countering “claims” by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that […]
New study finds U.S. fluoride exposure linked to better adolescent cognitive performance
A newly published national study of U.S. adolescents reports that childhood exposure to fluoride at levels typical of community water fluoridation is associated with modestly better cognitive performance in secondary school, with no evidence of harm to cognitive functioning in later adulthood. Published Nov. 19, the findings position water fluoridation, a public health measure the ADA […]
New Fluoride Study Challenges Trump Admin Stance
A new study has found that people exposed to the recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water do not experience negative cognitive impacts, which contrasts the studies citied by the Trump administration on the subject. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has long been an advocate for removing fluoride from drinking water, citing studies that […]
The Fluoride Disinformation Blitz: How the Media Launched a Coordinated Attack on Science and MAHA
Story-at-a-Glance On November 19, 2025, major media outlets simultaneously published nearly identical articles promoting a single study by Warren et al. that purportedly “debunked” concerns about fluoride’s impact on children’s IQ, displaying unprecedented message discipline that suggests coordinated narrative management rather than independent journalism. The Warren study contains critical methodological flaws including ecological exposure measures […]
BBC Editors Blocked Story on Latest Fluoride Science Over ‘Scaremongering’ Concerns, Former Reporter Says
A former BBC health correspondent said editors repeatedly prevented him from reporting on emerging scientific debates over the safety of water fluoridation, dismissing the story as “scaremongering.” Michele Paduano spent three decades reporting for the BBC from the West Midlands, the first region in the U.K. to fluoridate its water supply, in 1964. At a […]
Advisory board agrees to distribute FDA notice and local memo on ingestible fluoride products
The advisory board voted 6–1 to distribute a memorandum drafted by county medical director Dr. Remington Nevin, accompanied by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Oct. 31, 2025, notice about restrictions on unapproved ingestible fluoride prescription products.Nevin summarized federal findings that some ingestible fluoride products (for example, certain sodium-fluoride tablets) should not be used in […]
Study finds fluoride in drinking water boosts cognition, challenges claims of IQ decline
A new study published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science finds fluoride in drinking water does not impair cognitive abilities and may even boost them. Using test scores from nearly 27,000 Americans, researchers reported that students with full childhood exposure to recommended fluoride levels scored higher than those without, with no evidence […]
New Research Shatters Common Claim About Fluoride and Intelligence
The case for removing fluoride from the drinking water supply just got weaker. Research out today shows no link between water fluoridation and declining cognition in children or adults. Researchers examined the education and medical records of a large, nationally representative group of Americans. They found no evidence that water fluoridation was associated with lower […]
Dental defense: Why is Sen. Elizabeth Warren linking fluoride to U.S. military readiness?
A military’s readiness level typically reflects its training, equipment and the capacity of its leaders across the ranks. But what about a healthy set of chompers? Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., believes there is a link between quality dental health in the troops and military readiness — and that link could possibly be weakened by politically […]