Current Events > If fluoride in water really as bad as some people say?

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Wouldn't it be better (and cheaper) creating programs that could bring more awarness to cavity preventing?

https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2024/september/judge-orders-epa-to-address-impacts-of-fluoride-in-drinking-water/

You are not expected to respond, but you are called out.

Just this September a federal judge told the EPA to take regulatory action because of the many peer-reviewed studys that showed a negative impact on children's IQs.

Most of the fluoride in our water isn't naturally occurring and has a different molecular make-up. It shouldn't be called fluoride. It's actually a combination of hexafluorosilicic acid and sodium silicofluoride, classified as hazardous waste that must be handled with hazmat suits if spilled.

It is completely insane to put chemicals in drinking water that could impact kids brains for purpose of reducing cavities and should be stopped.

Makes me think of Doctor Strangelove and precious bodily fluids

There are, however, countless studies showing improvement in child tooth decay rates in cities with fluoride in their water. This has been studied for decades and is well documented.

No, there no conclusive evidence. The Cochrane Library, an aggregator of scientific research data, has concluded that since the addition of fluoride in toothpaste in the 1970s, the benefits water fluoridation is questionable and may no longer outweigh the risks. You can read it online.

Studies conducted after 1975 showed that adding fluoride to water may lead to slightly less tooth decay in childrens baby teeth. We could not be sure whether adding fluoride to water reduced tooth decay in childrens permanent teeth or decay on the surfaces of permanent teeth.

but why even have it there in the first place? 99% of the toothpaste sold have fluoride in it and you can easily buy some at walmart for a dollar.

Wouldn't it be better (and cheaper) creating programs that could bring more awarness to cavity preventing? Perhaps we can even create programs handing out toothpaste in poor neighborhoods. I can understand putting fluoride in 3rd world countries but not here.

furthermore, many other countries has started as well:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/55827e6c.jpg

It says nothing about being questionable and nothing about outweighing risks, you liar.

MAY lead to slightly less tooth decay. That is not definitive wording. I have never seen someone so adamant about dosing water with literal poison so children MAY have less cavities on their baby teeth. But you do you, Captain Planet. Enjoy your tap.

dosing water with literal poison

People still usually don't absorb enough flouride through their gums in the 2-4 minutes of toothbrushing they do every day. Flouride is only is effective when absorbed directly through the gum. Most people rinse and spit their flouridated toothpaste off after brushing, so even people who brush their teeth regularly and use non-flouridated water still have up to 45% more tooth decay than people with flouridated drinking water.

With flouridated drinking water, gums are exposed to flouridation dozens of times per day, which adds up to a lot of additional absorbtion even if the concentration is much lower.

Says the guy proudly supporting the guy who wants to dismantle the EPA.

You just turn that hypocrisy off and on like a facet, boyo.

dosing water with literal poison

I'm not against it at all, but it is a little odd that the government is putting stuff in our water without consent.

MAY lead to slightly less tooth decay. That is not definitive wording. I have never seen someone so adamant about dosing water with literal poison so children MAY have less cavities on their baby teeth. But you do you, Captain Planet. Enjoy your tap.

This is not how fluoride works, it reacts directly with your teeth to fill gaps in the enamel, your gums have fuck all to do with it.

https://youtu.be/GefwcsrChHk?t=136

I'm not against it at all, but it is a little odd that the government is putting stuff in our water without consent.

Why do the GOP feel the need to completely ignore doctors, researchers, scientists etc. on every single goddamn topic?

It's believed by anti-vaxx, covid deniers, raw milk drinkers, and ivermectin swallowers

So, you know, idiots.

I have never seen someone so adamant about dosing water with literal poison so children MAY have less cavities

Everything on this planet is toxic to you if you take in too much of it. So maybe you should go live in an actual bubble your entire life and stay there if stuff like this scares you so much.

Why do the GOP feel the need to completely ignore doctors, researchers, scientists etc. on every single goddamn topic?

"literal poison"

Why do you just ignore everyone telling you how dosages work? Plain water poisonous if you drink too much. Poison is based on an amount and an intent, and the amount of fluoride in tap water is not poisonous. Why do you keep ignoring this? You gave a link and it doesn't back up your claim at all; you even end up arguing against it. Did you really just look up a google header and link it without reading? Why can't you be honest?

That poster is a MAGAt.

Being honest is lethal for their kind.

It is completely insane to put chemicals in drinking water that could impact kids brains for purpose of reducing cavities and should be stopped.