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Benefits of Fluoride Aren't What They Used to Be
Benefits of Fluoride Aren't
What They Used to Be
NEW STUDY
Oct 4, 2024 12:15 PM CDT

Benefits of Fluoride Aren't What They Used to Be

Study finds adding fluoride to water made little to no difference after the mid-1970s

(Newser) - There was a time when adding fluoride to drinking water had very clear dental health benefits, but that time might have ended close to 50 years ago, researchers say. A study published by the Cochrane Collaboration found that before 1975, adding fluoride to tap water reduced the number of decayed...

Judge Orders EPA to Act on Possible Risk of Fluoride to IQs

Landmark ruling doesn't specify what agency must do

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. US District Judge Edward Chen cautioned it's not certain that the amount of fluoride typically added to water is...

Federal Report: Too Much Fluoride Can Lower Kids' IQs

The link was found at around twice the current recommended level

(Newser) - The National Toxicology Program says it has determined—"with moderate confidence"—that there is a link between high levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQs in children. The report from the NTP, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, found that drinking water with more than...

Employee Who Cut Fluoride Without Telling Town Resigns

And also alleges levels were low for more than 10 years

(Newser) - A town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in a Vermont community's drinking water for years has resigned—and is asserting that the levels had actually been low for much longer than believed, the AP reports. Richmond water superintendent Kendall Chamberlin disclosed in his five-page resignation letter, submitted Monday,...

Official Cut Fluoride Without Telling Town

Water chief was worried about supply from China

(Newser) - Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children's dental health and transparent government—and highlighting the enduring misinformation around water fluoridation. Katie...

CDC: Kids Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
CDC: Kids
Are Using
Too Much
Toothpaste
NEW STUDY
Feb 4, 2019 9:10 AM CST

CDC: Kids Are Using Too Much Toothpaste

Fluoride in toothpaste is causing white streaks from dental fluorosis

(Newser) - If you're the parent of young kids, think about how big a grain of rice is, or a pea, before you help them brush their teeth. That's because that's how big the drop of toothpaste on their toothbrush should be, depending on their age—kids up to...

US Recommends Less Fluoride in Our Water

Current levels, plus all our toothpaste, etc., are making teeth splotchy

(Newser) - Fluoride is now in our toothpaste and mouthwash as well as our drinking water, and some of us are getting too much of it. As such, the government today announced it's lowering the recommended level of fluoride in water for the first time in more than 50 years. Fluoridation...

Fluoride Levels in Our Water Could Be Making Us Dumber

Private wells in Maine may have far too much

(Newser) - The CDC applauds the adding of fluoride to our water supply as one of the biggest public health triumphs of the 20th century. But it seems too much fluoride can do a lot of damage. Not only can it actually damage our teeth and weaken our bones—studies in China...

Portland Again Rejects Fluoride in Bitter Vote

Stays biggest city in US without fluoridation

(Newser) - The good voters of Portland, Ore., have once again rejected plans to add fluoride to their water to combat tooth decay, keeping it the biggest American city without fluoridation. The city voted 60% to 40% to stay fluoride-free last night, the fourth such rejection since 1956, the Oregonian reports. Fluoridation...

Woman Loses Teeth Due to Very Strong Tea

Her daily pitcher made with 150 bags caused big problems

(Newser) - Tea: It's good for you , but only if you don't drink too much of it. And by "too much of it," we mean a pitcher made with 100 to 150 tea bags. That's how much a Detroit woman drank each day, and doctors eventually realized...

CVS Gave Kids Cancer Drugs by Mistake

50 families were supposed to get fluoride tablets

(Newser) - Children from 50 families in New Jersey were accidentally given a breast cancer drug instead of chewable fluoride tablets, reports Gawker . Instead of a fluoride pill to prevent tooth decay, the children got Tamoxifen, a drug that prevents the production of estrogen. Fortunately, doctors say it should not have any...

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