Scientific News What The Evidence Says About Fluoride In Drinking Water

The Final Word On Fluoride In Your Water: New US Study On 27,000 People Found Fluoride Boosts Brain Instead of Harming IQ

Kennedy Jr., have called fluoride an “industrial waste”. This year, states like Utah and Florida moved to ban the practice outright. But a major new US study, published in the journal Science Advances ... Read More

Can fluoride in water affect kids' cognition or IQ? Large studies conclude there's no evidence

In the early 2000s, a few small studies done on communities in China and India caught Loc Do's attention. The studies found these places, which had naturally high levels of fluoride in their water ... Read More

Fluoride and the brain: Largest US study ever unearths surprise new link

In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, researchers have found that the hot-button mineral has no negative impacts on ... Read More

Does Fluoride In Drinking Water Impact Brain Power? A Huge 40-Year Study Weighs In

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Fluoride in drinking water does not negatively affect cognitive ability — and may actually provide benefit, study finds

(CNN) — The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the ... Read More

Study finds fluoride in drinking water boosts cognition, challenges claims of IQ decline

A new study published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science finds fluoride in drinking water does not impair cognitive abilities and may even boost them. Using test scores from ... Read More

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. U ... Read More

RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy ... Read More

EPA Standard for Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Not Protective; Tooth Enamel Loss, Bone Fractures of Concern at High Levels

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's standard for the maximum amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water -- 4 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water -- does not protect ... Read More