In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it.
Previously: Decades of research have raised concerns about the safety of water fluoridation. In 2006, the National Research Council urged further investigation into fluoride exposure’s impact on endocrine function and brain health, resulting in recent NIH-funded studies addressing these issues.
In 2006, concerns about fluoride exposure in sensitive subpopulations arose when the National Research Council’s (NRC) Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water conducted a scientific review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) fluoridation standards….