Fluoride is a natural substance that is released from rocks into the water, air and soil. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is not enough natural fluoride in our drinking water to prevent tooth decay. Dental decay became a huge debate during WWII when many individuals were getting rejected from the […]
FAN in the News
FAN’s work has been cited by national media outlets including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Newsweek, TIME Magazine, USA Today, Scientific American, The Atlantic, and Prevention Magazine among others.
A History of Water Fluoridation in California: Lessons Learned
*Original article, with Tables, at https://www.cda.org/Portals/0/journal/journal_112019.pdf Abstract Water fluoridation is the most effective measure in preventing caries. This article examines the history, and lessons learned, of water fluoridation in California tracing referenda and decisions by administrative bodies. Progress was slow until a breakthrough when Assembly Bill 733, the fluoridated drinking water act, became law in […]
Long Islanders Wisely Rejected Fluoridation
Gov’t Never Studied Brain Effects Before Assuring Fluoridation Safety Because of smart informed activists, no Long Island water supplier adds unnecessary fluoride chemicals into the public drinking water attempting to prevent tooth decay in tap water drinkers. But New York City does. And legislators might start tapping into NYC’s fluoridated water soon to remedy LI’s […]
Public Trust in Tap Water May Hinge on Fluoride Link to Child IQ
National Academies committee to review finding that high fluoride exposure could decrease children’s IQ Final assessment could influence local governments’ decisions to fluoridate water supplies A federal agency’s preliminary finding that high concentrations of fluoride may decrease children’s IQ will, if finalized, be hard to explain to the public, scientists said Nov. 6. The National […]
Why is US Failing To Inform Pregnant Women to Limit Fluoride Ingestion
NEW YORK, July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A recent government-funded study (Bashash et al. 2017) corroborates hundreds of previously published studies showing fluoride damages the brain. These shocking findings cannot be dismissed as “just one study” because they provide compelling evidence that pregnant women’s fluoride intake is linked to lower IQ in their offspring at […]
Fluoride Divide. A 60-year Debate Revisited in Escambia County
Some experts have called it a breakthrough in human health innovation, while others have pitted it as a toxic, government infringement. But while the controversial issue of water fluoridation dates back to its initial integration into public drinking utilities during the 1940s, there has been little buzz surrounding it in Escambia County since it was […]
Professionals Ask Governor Jindal to Veto Unfair Fluoridation Bill
Many professionals world-wide are calling on Louisiana Governor Jindal to veto a bill which would force fluoridation on almost the whole state. SB 312 was quietly pushed through the legislature by PR firms without most Louisianans knowing it was happening. The professionals are asking Jindal to use his veto in the interest of fairness. Citizens […]
Louisiana May Mandate Fluoridation Despite Evidence of Harm
Ignoring scientific evidence of harm, the Louisiana State Senate passed a fluoridation mandate bill which, if approved by the House, will require fluoride chemicals be added to most of Louisiana’s public water supplies, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay. (The Advocate, 5/29/08) However, a 2006 review of fluoride toxicology literature conducted by the prestigious National Research […]