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Influential skeptics such as Ladapo and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., however, have long raised doubts about the benefits of fluoride.In an interview with
in November 2024, Kennedy doubled down on his promise of persuading local governments to remove fluoride from their water supplies.Earlier this year, Kennedy said heand ultimately change the CDC's guidance to stop recommending fluoride. The comments came during a press conference in Utah after the state became the first in the nation to ban fluoride from water drinking systems.
published in January 2025 suggested a link between fluoride and lower IQ in children, but the study only pointed to a possible link -- not proven cause and effect. Meanwhile, much of the underlying data was pulled from other countries, where fluoride exposure is far higher than levels used in drinking water in the U.S.Some health professionals have also expressed concerns about excessive fluoride intake and potential toxicity.
Many doctors and dental associations, however, argue that fluoride in water is still a crucial, low-risk/high-reward public health tool, especially for disadvantaged children and adults who may not be able to practice regular dental hygiene.
By Julie Steenhuysen, Michael Erman and Dan LevineFirst, they will try classic begging. This could involve getting on their hind legs and waving their tiny little paws at you.
If that doesn’t work, they will, which usually involves lowering their heads and looking up at you with big, vulnerable emotional eyes and an adorable wagging tail.
If neither of those tactics work, that’s when things begin to get a little bit ugly. Next, they will usually throw a quick temper tantrum. These usually involve rolling around on your floor, couch, or bed, and sometimes burrowing into them with their paws.After that, they will move on to barking at you in a brazen attempt to “demand their cut” of the popcorn.