Utah Bans Fluoride in Water

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Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water

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Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations.

Utah lawmakers who pushed for a ban said putting fluoride in water was too expensive.

The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water has long been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century .

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate fluoride.

“If we’re going to keep eating sugar, we need fluoride.” Thornell said, noting that Utah residents consume more than the national average of candy and sugary drinks. ___ Brown reported from Billings , Montana ..

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