What does Sec Kennedy seem to have against the children of America having strong, healthy teeth?

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... "It is a complete mystery to me why they think that this is an appropriate way to make the American public healthier," says Scott Tomar, a dentist and epidemiologist at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. The decision, he says, "is based on some of the flimsiest evidence that I've seen."

Fluoride supplements have been used for decades, Tomar notes, and have proven safe and effective for decreasing cavities. The FDA is leaning on studies in noncomparable settings, such as rural China, where there is high exposure to fluoride from burning coal indoors, he says.

"They're exposed to fluoride in their food and their drinking water and in the air, in addition to all the other combustion products in that air. And on top of that, they're in areas with very high levels of fluoride in their contaminated surface water," Tomar says. "We would never allow that level of exposure, or anything remotely close to that level of exposure, in the United States." ...

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So Sec Kennedy seems to be basing his decisions upon irrelevant data?