Florida Surgeon Common Joseph Ladapo has issued a suggestion in opposition to the fluoridation of faucet water within the state.
Final week, the town fee in Winter Haven, Florida, voted to take away fluoride from the water by January 1 subsequent yr or “as quickly as moderately sensible thereafter.”
In his announcement, Ladapo stated his suggestion was “as a result of neuropsychiatric threat related to fluoride publicity.”
“Neighborhood water fluoridation is the method of adjusting the quantity of fluoride in ingesting water to a stage beneficial to forestall tooth decay,” Ladapo’s workplace stated within the steerage. “Traditionally, group water fluoridation was thought of to be a technique to systemically, via ingestion, ship fluoride to all group members. Nevertheless, at the moment many municipalities throughout the U.S. and a number of other European international locations, together with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Sweden, have eradicated water fluoridation.”
The steerage continued:
Floridians ought to concentrate on security considerations associated to systemic fluoride publicity together with:
- Adversarial results in youngsters lowering IQ, cognitive impairment, and a focus deficit hyperactivity dysfunction.
- Elevated neurobehavioral issues in youngsters whose moms ingested fluoride throughout being pregnant.
- Accumulation of fluoride within the pineal gland, inflicting sleep cycle disturbance.
- Skeletal fluorosis, which may enhance the chance of bone fracture.
- Potential threat of untimely menarche in adolescent women.
- Potential suppression of the thyroid gland by inhibiting iodine absorption.
“Because of the neuropsychiatric threat related to fluoride publicity, significantly in pregnant ladies and kids, and the vast availability of other sources of fluoride for dental well being, the State Surgeon Common recommends in opposition to group water fluoridation.”
Robert Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choose for secretary of the Division of Well being and Human Providers, has introduced that the administration will advise all U.S. water techniques to take away fluoride from faucet water on day one.
In a submit to X earlier this month, Kennedy stated water fluoridation is “industrial waste.”
“On January 20, the Trump White Home will advise all U.S. water techniques to take away fluoride from public water,” Kennedy wrote. “Fluoride is an industrial waste related to arthritis, bone fractures, bone most cancers, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental issues, and thyroid illness.”
On January 20, the Trump White Home will advise all U.S. water techniques to take away fluoride from public water. Fluoride is an industrial waste related to arthritis, bone fractures, bone most cancers, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental issues, and thyroid illness. President…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) November 2, 2024
Kennedy added that the president-elect and Melania Trump wish to “Make America Wholesome Once more.”
“It’s clear extra analysis is critical to handle security and efficacy considerations concerning group water fluoridation,” stated Ladapo. “The beforehand thought of advantage of group water fluoridation doesn’t outweigh the present identified dangers, particularly for particular populations like pregnant ladies and kids.”