Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Here's what health pros want you to know.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Here's what health pros want you to know.

U.S. health regulators announced they are beginning to remove ingestible fluoride supplements for children from the market, the latest move by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

May 21, 2025 — Until recently, you probably hadn’t thought much about fluoride. It’s been added to public water supplies since the 1940s to help prevent cavities. The CDC named water ...

But those findings don’t apply to more current populations that have broader access to other sources of fluoride and lower levels of dental disease at baseline, the authors say. In particular ...

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