FDA Commissioner Says Fluoride In Water, Supplements May Be ‘Carpet-Bombing’ Internal Organs

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary warned that the chemicals making up the fluoride being used in drinking water could be ‘carpet-bombing’ the organs of American children.

Makary criticized the practice of fluoridation in drinking water in a speech for The Fund for American Studies on Wednesday in the Hart Senate building. The commissioner warned that the practice could damage the microbiome in the body’s GI tract.

“We’re putting a chemical in the food supply, in the drinking water that, if it does reduce cavities, it’s because it’s what we call bacterial-cidal, that is, it kills bacteria in the teeth. Well, if it kills bacteria in the teeth, what’s it doing to the microbiome? ” Makary said.

Makary described the body’s microbiome as “the garden of a billion different types of bacteria that line the GI tract that live in an equilibrium.” And he questioned the effects that the disruption of this microbiome via fluoride can have on a “generation of kids.”

“Is it carpet-bombing the microbiome like we’ve seen antibiotics do and other drugs? And are we permanently altering the microbiome?” Makary added.

The agency moved to ban ingestible fluoride prescriptions for children in May, citing studies that suggest a connection between “fluoride and thyroid disorders, weight gain, and possibly decreased IQ.” The press release also praised the movement by several states to “stop fluoridation of drinking water.” However, the FDA currently does not regulate fluoride in drinking water at a federal level.

“The Department is directing the CDC to reconvene the Community Preventative Services Task Force to study and make a new recommendation on fluoride,” a spokesperson from the FDA told the