Major public health groups, including the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, support the use of fluoridated water.
“Drinking fluoridated water keeps teeth strong and reduces cavities,” the CDC said in a statement to NBC News.
Within the past few months, local leaders in Collier County, Florida, and Amery, Wisconsin, voted to stop adding fluoride to public water systems.
As of this year, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population with public water access use drinking water with fluoride, according to the CDC.
“If they didn’t get fluoridated water, they’d be more likely to get cavities.”The science behind fluorideThe fluoride issue goes well beyond medical freedom.
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