Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this short clip, Dr. Paul Connett of the Fluoride Action Network discusses the sugar lobby's role in shaping oral health policy in the U.S., as well as fluoride's effect on the developing brain. Links below:

UCSF - “Sugar Papers” Reveal Industry Role in 1970s Dental Program
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2015/03/123636/%E2%80%9Csugar-papers%E2%80%9D-reveal-industry-role-1970s-dental-program

PLOS - Sugar Industry Influence on the Scientific Agenda of the National Institute of Dental Research’s 1971 National Caries Program: A Historical Analysis of Internal Documents
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001798

Harvard - Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/fluoride-childrens-health-grandjean-choi/

FAN - Fluoride & the Brain, full video
youtube.com/watch?v=qu3HD-RtY3E