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What Florida's Fluoride Ban Means for Your Health - AI Podcast
Published 7 months ago
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- Florida became the second U.S. state to ban water fluoridation after Governor DeSantis signed legislation calling it "forced medication" without informed consent; the ban takes legal effect July 1, 2025 — that's when public water systems must stop adding fluoride and state regulators can begin enforcement
- A National Toxicology Program review of 72 studies found consistent evidence that fluoride exposure lowers children's IQ scores and impairs cognitive development
- Multiple states including Ohio and Texas are considering similar bans while federal agencies reevaluate fluoride recommendations under new leadership
- Research links fluoride to thyroid dysfunction and neurological harm, with doses as low as 2 to 5 milligrams daily affecting hormone regulation
- Many European countries rejected water fluoridation decades ago; 98% of Western Europeans now drink non-fluoridated water