One of the principal ways to reduce fluoride exposure in fluoridated areas is by removing fluoride from both drinking and cooking water. Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock
Fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply has been a polarizing topic both academically and politically since its start in the 1940s. Debate over its benefits and health risks has raged on as the science has continued to unfold.
This series will explore the contentious findings surrounding this ubiquitous public health measure and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it.
Finding effective ways to reduce fluoride toxicity has become important to many people because of mounting scientific evidence of possible health effects from this industrial chemical.
Industrial fluoride is added to 75 percent of the U.S. water supply and also contaminates our air, soil, and food. It’s also added to pharmaceuticals and dental products. The accumulation of fluoride in our bodies can cause damaging health effects.
