Connecticut village. Ned Lamont signed the law this week, in which the state needed to hold fluoride at existing levels. But Florida and Utah Ban on adding fluoride to drinking waterAnd can follow other states, as the decades -old practice of adding it to public drinking is facing a fresh attack. From the federal government,
Arkansas State Sen Brian King, a cattle and poultry farmer in Fieteville told CBS News that there was “concern” about adding fluoride to water.
Since 2011, when the state made most of the public drinking water mandatory to include fluoride, the king threw the sound of his anti-fluoride behind a handful of bills, seeking to cancel the mandate.
Fluoride is a natural mineral. It strengthens teeth and fights dental caries. It has been added to the US public drinking supply since the 1940s.
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention raised Fluoride as one of the top ten public health achievements of the 20th century.
And As The American Dental Association, “70 -year research, thousands of studies and experiences of more than 210 million Americans tell us that water fluoridation is effective in preventing cavities and safe for children and adults.”
“If so, they need to personally need to go to each water district and sell people there, and let them make their water decisions,” the king said.
At least 19 states have considered the law this year to remove, restrict or make fluoride alternate in public drinking water. One of the most prominent critics of fluoride, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is Junior.
In the latest clashes on science, fluoride opponents argue that at high levels, it can cause kidney and liver damage and low IQ in children.
Toxicology program of National Institute of Health in 2024 determined “With moderate confidence” is a link between that High level fluoride risk And less IQS in children. This conclusion was based on studies associated with almost double fluoride levels from the recommended range for drinking water.
American Academy of Pediatrics Questioned The validity of the NIH report, given that there were “significant boundaries” including high fluoride levels, and that other reviews have come at different conclusions about fluoride risks and benefits.
EPA in 2011 Utara Recommended boundaries for fluoride in water to cut on fluorosis – when spots appear on children’s teeth – and in view of 2006 Report From the National Academy of Sciences, which found a lifetime of fluoride, which can cause weak, brittle bones and teeth.
In Arkansas’s Fort Smith water system, Lance McAewoy, who oversees the system, told CBS News that it monitors 24/7.
McAewoy said, “We actually take samples every 15 minutes to verify online equipment,” McAewoy said, adding there was never an example of a high fluoride level.
A dentist, such as Kenton Ross, who also serves as the chairman of the Dental Association of Arkansas, says that the science supporting fluoride is undisputed.
“You are seeing a 25% decrease in tooth decay,” Ross asked to add fluoride to drinking water. “We have more than 75 years of research on community fluoridation.”
For dentists, losing fluoride can mean losing a fight against tooth decay.
Ross said, “It is the worst affecting the children because if they do not get it, we cannot put it in life later,” Ross said.
Alexander Tin and Sara Moniyasko contributed to this report.
