Today, two - thirds of U.S. residents
get fluoridated water.
There are still plenty of other ways to ensure
they get fluoridated water every day however, for instance using fluoridated tap water to mix sugar free drinks they enjoy, or even freezing them to make popsicles that will of course also contain that all important fluoride.
Not exact matches
Surprisingly, infants who are fed powdered or concentrated liquid formula which is mixed with
fluoridated water can
get too much fluoride.
If your child is drinking tap
water (either alone, or mixed with baby formula or 100 % fruit juice), and you live in an area with the
water is
fluoridated, then he should be
getting an adequate amount of fluoride.
Many countries that once
fluoridated their
water are
getting cold feet; Israel banned the practise in 2014 and consumer campaigns are pushing for the same to happen in America.
According to the Center for Disease Control's 2014 analysis on fluoridation, 74.4 percent of the US population
getting their
water through community
water systems was receiving
fluoridated water.
Bromide (compound that includes bromine) can
get into our body with pesticides, soft drinks, breads or other baked goods,
fluoridated water, plastic containers, medications, etc..