A national fluoride fight comes to Miami-Dade, spurred by Florida’s surgeon general
One was a federal study released in August by the National Toxicology Program, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, that linked lower IQs in children with high levels of fluoride exposure — at rates about double the fluoride that’s found in Miami-Dade and other municipal water systems.
Florida surgeon general urges end to fluoride in water, citing children's health risks
The longstanding debate on adding fluoride to water systems is front and center again.On friday, florida surgeon general joseph ladapo advisi
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls for end to fluoride in water
Ladapo on Friday also appeared in Winter Haven, where city commissioners earlier this month voted 3-2 to remove fluoride from its drinking water by the end of the year. Community water fluoridation has been used for seven decades as a method of preventing tooth decay.
Florida's surgeon general now advises against adding fluoride to drinking water
It was the latest in a long list of public health recommendations from Ladapo criticized by associations that represent the people providing the care.
As Florida urges local governments to remove fluoride, areas with experience issue warnings
As Florida's top health official encourages cities and counties to discontinue fluoride in their water supply, warnings are coming in from communities that have already done so.
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