Today, over 70% of Americans drink tap water fluoridated at around 0.7 [parts per million, or ppm], considered “optimal.” Fluoride is also present in toothpaste (1,000–1,500 ppm), black teas ...

You're not alone if you have questions about fluoride in your water supply. We reached out to experts to get answers. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

A 2023 report from the Somerset Water Department shows that the town’s water supply had a fluoride range, tested monthly, from 0.0 to 0.929 parts per million, with the highest at 1 ppm.

In the United States, nearly 11% of domestic wells pump water with fluoride concentrations above the 0.7 parts per million (ppm) level currently recommended for drinking water, per a 2020 analysis ...

In a revealing twist that challenges decades of public health practices, researchers have uncovered troubling evidence about fluoride’s impact on children’s cognitive development. The National ...

There has been growing concern about the presence of fluoride in drinking water, particularly after a study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Paediatrics early last ...

The debate about the benefits and risks of fluoride is ongoing, as RFK Jr. — incoming President Trump’s pick for HHS secretary — pushes to remove it from the U.S. water supply. "Fluoride is ...

Delray Beach commissioners voted 3-2 to keep fluoride in the city's water system. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo urged the commission to stop adding fluoride, citing potential health risks.

Fluoride is one of the most interesting stories of public health improvement. It all began over 100 years ago, with two simple observations: 1) that lots of people in some areas of the world had ...

What was billed as a presentation about fluoridating the town's tap water, according to Eagle archives, turned into a "face-off" over the pros and cons of tooth-hardening fluoride. “Children and ...