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CNN: Government recommends lowering fluoride in drinking water

CNN, Saundra Young
Published January 7, 2011

CNN) -- The federal government is recommending changing the amount of fluoride in drinking water for the first time in 50 years. The Department of Health and Human Services and Environmental Protection Agency are proposing the change because of an increase in fluorosis -- a condition that causes spotting and streaking on children's teeth. The government is proposing that the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water be set at 0.7 milligrams per liter of water. The recommended range has been 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter since 1962. The EPA will determine whether the maximum amount of fluoride allowed in water will also be lowered. Read the entire article here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/07/fluoride.recommendations/index.html
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