Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Saturday that a Trump administration on day one, would “advise all water systems in the United States to eliminate fluoride from public water.”

Kennedy cited the link between fluoride and various diseases, despite the fact that major medical associations support water fluoridation, which they say is safe and a benefit for public health.

“President @realDonaldTrump and First Lady @MELANIATRUMP want to make America healthy again,” the former Democratic presidential candidate wrote in a statement. post onby tagging Michael Connett, a lawyer who led a lawsuit against the fluoridation of public drinking water.

On January 20, the Trump White House will notify the entire United States. water systems to remove fluoride from public water. Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease. President…

– Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) November 2, 2024

Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic a story of promoting conspiracy theories, is ready to play a key role in the health policy of the future Trump administration. Since dropping out of the presidential race and supporting Trump, Kennedy has frequently appeared on the campaign trail to distance himself from the former president, and Trump said at a rally this week that if elected, Kennedy “is going to work on health and women’s health.” .”

Trump adopted Kennedy. At an event in Arizona earlier this weekthe former president said Kennedy “can do whatever he wants” in a potential Trump administration.

“He really wants to do it with pesticides and, you know, all the different things. I said, “He can do it.” He can do whatever he wants. He wants to examine vaccines. He wants… everything. I think it’s great. I think it’s great,” Trump said.

At the end of October, Trump said that having Kennedy as an ally “is such a great honor,” adding that he would let Kennedy “run amok on health.”

“I’m going to let him run wild on health. I’m going to let him run wild on food. I’m going to let him run wild on drugs,” Trump said.

Kennedy, a former independent presidential candidate, touted widely demystified theories linking vaccines and autism. He also said previously that he would support a national ban on abortion after three months of pregnancy, before quickly walking back his comments.

NBC News has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment on Kennedy’s proposal.

Large public health groups like the American Dental AssociationTHE American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support water fluoridation, citing studies showing the mineral helps fight cavities. Health groups also emphasize that the practice is safe.

“Water fluoridation is an equitable and inexpensive way to ensure that dental disease prevention reaches all members of a community,” the American Academy of Pediatrics website states.

The academy’s Campaign for Dental Health also states on its website that “there is no scientifically sound evidence that fluoride causes cancer, kidney disease, or other disorders.”

Fluoride helps make teeth “stronger and more resistant to decay,” according to the CDC website, and drinking fluoridated water “reduces cavities by about 25 percent in children and adults.”

“Documented risks from community water fluoridation are limited to dental fluorosis, a change in tooth enamel that is cosmetic in its most common form. Changes range from barely visible lacy white marks in the mildest cases up to tooth bites in the rare and severe form,” the CDC the website saysnoting that most dental fluorosis seen in the United States today is “of the milder form.”

Likewise, the American Dental Association claims on its website that water fluoridation is “safe and effective.”

“Over more than 70 years of research and practical experience, the overwhelming weight of credible scientific evidence has consistently indicated that fluoridation of community water supplies is safe,” says a fact sheet on the website of the association.

Water fluoridation is not ubiquitous, and the CDC do not impose fluoridation programs. Some cities have worked to end public water fluoridation programs, as groups argue it should be to them to decide whether they want fluoride in public water supplies.

Erika Edwards, Jason Kane and Erin McLaughlin contributed.

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