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Feds Say It's Time To Cut Back On Fluoride In Drinking Water

Posted by timothy on from the my-amount-of-fluoride-right-or-wrong-but-my-amount-of-fluoride dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Federal health officials Monday changed the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water for the first time since 1962, cutting by almost half the maximum amount of fluoride that should be added to drinking supplies. The Department of Health and Human Services recommended 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water instead of the long-standing range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams. The change is recommended because now Americans have access to more sources of fluoride, such as toothpaste and mouth rinses, than they did when fluoridation was first introduced in the United States,' Dr. Boris Lushniak, the deputy surgeon general, told reporters during a conference call.

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  1. It's finally time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's finally time we embraced "The Big Book of British Smiles" on this side of the pond!

    1. Re:It's finally time by rs79 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ayn Rand used meth, not pot.

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  2. Re:This is going to be fun by TWX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Conspiratards are already typing off their fingers.

    At least they're not going on about attacking the communists over their precious bodily fluids...

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