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Canadian Cities Rethink Removal of Fluoride from Tap Water

by CBC News

It shouldn’t be up to cities to decide to add fluoride to drinking water, but provincial officials, a Canadian mayor says. Windsor, Ont., is bucking a national trend and looking at lifting its ban on adding fluoride to drinking water after seeing an increase in cavities among children. Community water fluoridation is recommended by public … Read more

Filtered and bottled water consumption could increase tooth decay risk

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By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 17, 2011; 4:31 PM Little did I know that filtering my family’s tap water might put our teeth at risk. Two years ago,when I was pregnant and reporting on how the federal government was unwilling to regulate the rocket-fuel component  Image via Wikipedia perchlorate in drinking water, my husband … Read more