Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride in drinking water, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Water fluoridation has been proven to be so ...

The decade's old public health intervention has been a big boost in the fight against tooth decay. By Lauren Leffer Published Apr 9, 2025 12:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Share on Pinterest Health agencies and experts recommend fluoride in drinking water at low levels (currently 0.7 mg/L in the U.S.) to promote dental health. LukaTDB/Getty Images HHS Secretary Robert F ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is following through on his pledge to order the CDC to stop recommending that US communities add fluoride to their drinking water. The debate over fluoride’s ...

Last year, when Utah lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on community water fluoridation, they included a ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday that nixing fluoride from public drinking water may result in more cavities. "It's a balance," Kennedy said during interview ...

Florida moved closer to becoming the second state to ban the long-standing practice of adding fluoride to public water systems. State lawmakers supported a bill to ban the cavity-fighting mineral on ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Florida Farm Bill" (SB 700) into law on Thursday Fluoridation in public water supplies is the single most effective, safe and cost-effective way to prevent dental decay ...

Brian T. Luong, DMD, is an orthodontist at Anaheim Hills Orthodontics and Santa Ana Orthodontics and Chief Dental Officer at Become Aligners. • Fluoride poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, ...