In 2022, the percent of Wisconsin residents who had fluoridated water dropped sharply. According to data from the state’s Department of Health Services, 86.9% of residents had fluoridated water in 2021. A year later, that had dropped to 84.9%. Combining data from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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What the Evidence Says About Fluoride in Drinking Water
Municipalities across the U.S. have been safely adding fluoride to their tap water for decades, and reams of data prove the mineral has worked wonders in strengthening enamel and preventing tooth decay. But communities could soon start removing or lowering levels of fluoride in public drinking water as misinformation about its purported harms gains dangerous […]
The Fluoride Controversy
The nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services is a travesty. His ideas about vaccination, raw milk, hyperbaric oxygen, HIV, Wi-Fi and COVID fly in the face of evidence-based science. But once in a while, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn, so not all of Kennedy’s ideas are outrageous. […]
What does the National Toxicology Program say about fluoride?
The National Toxicology Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted a systematic review of the potential neurological effects of fluoride and found that higher fluoride exposures are consistently associated with lower IQ in children. In short: Nineteen “high-quality” studies on fluoride exposure and IQ in children were conducted in 5 countries (Canada, China, […]
A national fluoride fight comes to Miami-Dade, spurred by Florida’s surgeon general
Will a new conservative tide in Miami-Dade County wash fluoride out of the drinking water, too? Florida’s top health official under Gov. Ron DeSantis last week recommended local governments stop adding fluoride to water supplies, claiming alleged risks for mental development in children outweigh the help the chemical provides in strengthening children’s teeth. The advisory […]
Kennedy’s plan to ban fluoride meaningless in NJ?
When he was raising his children in a South Jersey community that had no fluoride in its water, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd) — a former dentist — said he gave them fluoride tablets along with a slate of vitamins. Fluoride changes the molecular structure of teeth and makes them “at least fifty percent […]
City of Tomahawk voters may see water fluoridation advisory referendum on spring ballots
TOMAHAWK – An advisory referendum related to the fluoridation of drinking water in the City of Tomahawk may appear on spring election ballots. During its meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the City of Tomahawk Common Council voted to direct City Clerk/Treasurer Amanda Bartz to draft a resolution that, if approved by the […]
Pittsburgh-area water systems have no plans to remove fluoride
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services, has called for an end to adding fluoride to public watersupplies. Though Trump has not formally announced a position on the topic, he has said he intends to let Kennedy “run wild” on public health issues. But would […]
Council weighs risks and benefits of fluoridation
After hearing from a couple of council members at its Oct. 7 meeting that fluoridation is being dropped by other cities and has quite possibly harmed Rolla children ever since it was introduced to the city’s water supply in the Sixties, the full Rolla City Council at its Nov. 18 began a thorough investigation into […]
Stuart temporarily removing fluoride from drinking water following surgeon general warning
STUART — Fluoride will be removed from the drinking water here beginning Wednesday — at least temporarily — to shield people from what state health authorities say is potentially harmful effects on their health. Monday’s decision by the City Commission came quickly after guidance Friday by the state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo regarding what […]