What to know about fluoride in water following RFK Jr.'s health claims

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on fluoride are prompting questions about its safety in drinking water. Here's what to know.

Excess fluoride poses some risks, but RFK Jr's day one priority for the Trump administration would cause more harm than good, experts say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about fluoride in the drinking water are linked to Cold War conspiracy theories about the substance.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by saying Donald Trump's administration would advise that fluoride be ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently pledged to take steps to remove fluoride from public water due to potential health risks, but others maintain ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s goal of removing fluoride from the water supply faces challenges regardless of what role he plays on health care in ...

Kennedy claimed that fluoride is an "industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer" and more. What does science say?

Kennedy is wrong about many public health issues. Questioning fluoridation isn't one of them.

A recent post on X by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to remove fluoride from America's public water systems under a Trump presidency, ...

On day one of Donald Trump's presidency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he'll be advising Trump to take fluoride out of public water.

The CDC calls the practice of adding fluoride to tap water systems one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the last century.

In the waning days of his campaign, former President Donald Trump has further embraced some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s incorrect or ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vow to remove fluoride from the nation's drinking water would be a time-consuming and politically fraught task for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on fluoride are prompting questions about its safety in drinking water. Here's what to know.

Former President Donald Trump has indicated he would appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a noted vaccine skeptic, conspiracy theorist and former ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is expected to be tapped as Donald Trump's Health Czar, has said he will recommend municipalities get rid of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a Donald Trump administration on Day One would "advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from ...

It's in dental products from toothpaste to mouth wash. It's been the subject of long-running conspiracy theories. And now that Donald Trump was ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently pledged to take steps to remove fluoride from public water due to potential health risks, but others maintain ...

Is fluoride in drinking water safe? Learn about the benefits and potential risks of fluoridated water, including its role in preventing ...