Do we need fluoridated water? For the last 80 years, it has not been an important debate. However, recent actions by environmental and anti-fluoride groups, combined with the possibility of appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (who has spoken about the potential dangers of fluoride) to direct the Health and Human Services agency, have left many people wondering whether fluoride is a good or bad thing for our health.
Regular monitoring of the low level of fluoride in drinking water helps the United States decide how much fluoride is needed. The kind of hazards seen by anti-fluoride campaigners usually require much greater fluoride levels than most people are consuming. Libbat-Tzion Shaham, M.D., a family medicine physician at Medical Offices of Manhattan in New York City, explains what the study shows. Read the article.
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