Reply To: FDA to restrict use of fluoride and fluoride supplements

[Cari]

This article doesn’t say that fluoride added in our water is going to stop anytime soon. Maybe it does mean that SOMEDAY they can’t sell that fluoride water that is pushed for babies to drink. I think these hopeful hypes about what they FDA MIGHT do is just a ploy to get some heat off of them for awhile.

“While evidence indicates fluoride reduces the risk of dental caries in older children, a Cochrane review — an independent analysis that combines results from multiple scientific studies — of the medical literature concluded that fluoride did not reduce dental caries in baby teeth. The FDA also recognizes other preliminary but potentially concerning data on risks, such as a recent meta-analysis suggesting increased fluoride exposure is associated with decreases in IQ.“