The Mims water treatment plant. The County Commission on Tuesday voted to allow Commissioner Rita Pritchett to begin remove the fluoride from the Mims water. © MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY via Imagn Content Services, LLC
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(Washington, D.C.) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he watching on as some cities and towns across the country make the decision to stop adding fluoride to the water supply. Kennedy is praising Utah for being the first state to ban it outright.
Fluoride has been added into public water supplies for decades as a way to help prevent tooth decay. Kennedy said he’ll be reconvening a task force to review its health effects. The task force last reviewed fluoride in 2013 and recommended using it as a low-cost and safe method to improve public health. Kennedy warns it could have several health risks, including hyperthyroidism and osteoarthritis.
Kennedy says the fluoride task force is one of just many steps to make America healthy again.
