Fluoride, How much is a healthy amount?
Recommendations
The Food and Nutrition Center of the Institute of Medicine has made the following recommended dietary intakes for fluoride:
Infants
• 0 - 6 months: 0.1 milligrams/day (mg/day)
• 7 -12 months: 0.5 mg/day
Children and Adolescents
• 1 - 3 years: 0.7 mg/day
• 4 - 8 years: 1 mg/day
• 9 - 13 years: 2 mg/day
• 14 - 18 years: 3 mg/day
Adults
• Males 19 and older: 4 mg/day
• Females 19 and older: 3 mg/day
• Pregnant and lactating (milk-producing) women: 3 mg/day
For more information click on the link below
http://www.fluorideworks.org/ |
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| “Community water fluoridization is one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the century.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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