fluoridated
adjective
fluo·ri·dat·ed
ˈflu̇r-ə-ˌdā-təd 
ˈflȯr-
: having added fluoride
fluoridated toothpaste
Fish, fish products, and tea contain the highest concentration of fluorine. Cooking in fluoridated water raises the levels in many foods.—
Sue Rodwell Williams
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To date, there's no damning evidence proving that fluoridated water leads to any of the outcomes Kennedy mentioned, including loss of intellect.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
In California, scientifically shaky skepticism of fluoridated water has been around almost as long as the stuff has been coming out of the taps.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Major public health groups, including the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, support the use of fluoridated water.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population currently gets fluoridated drinking water, according to CDC data.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drinking fluoridated water reduces tooth decay by 25 percent.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
The findings do not show that drinking fluoridated water causes autism or any other behavioral conditions.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Redirecting that blame to environmental factors like MMR vaccines — or, say, fluoridated water — can give parents a sense of control over scary-sounding diagnoses.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
However, powdered formula is often fortified with fluoride too, so infants who are fed powdered or concentrated liquid formula which is mixed with fluoridated water can get too much fluoride.
—Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
In California, scientifically shaky skepticism of fluoridated water has been around almost as long as the stuff has been coming out of the taps.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Major public health groups, including the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, support the use of fluoridated water.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population currently gets fluoridated drinking water, according to CDC data.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drinking fluoridated water reduces tooth decay by 25 percent.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
The findings do not show that drinking fluoridated water causes autism or any other behavioral conditions.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Redirecting that blame to environmental factors like MMR vaccines — or, say, fluoridated water — can give parents a sense of control over scary-sounding diagnoses.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
However, powdered formula is often fortified with fluoride too, so infants who are fed powdered or concentrated liquid formula which is mixed with fluoridated water can get too much fluoride.
—Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
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“Fluoridated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoridated. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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