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Miami-Dade Mayor Vetoes Plan to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water

alishpagda08@gmail.com5 months ago010 mins

The mayor of Miami-Dade County on Friday said she vetoed legislation that would remove fluoride from the drinking water in Florida’s most populous county, pushing back on a growing campaign against the mineral used to prevent cavities. The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, comes at a moment when critics of adding fluoride…

Study Links High Fluoride Exposure to Lower I.Q. in Children

alishpagda08@gmail.com8 months ago011 mins

Water fluoridation is widely seen as one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century, credited with widely reducing tooth decay. But there has been growing controversy among scientists about whether fluoride may be linked to lower I.Q. scores in children. A comprehensive federal analysis of scores of previous studies, published this week…