What's the big deal with Fluoride in drinking water in the US? Like most European, I don't get fluoride enriched drinking water and it's never been a big deal.
Don't you guys use toothpaste with Fluoride?
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It specifically helps kids who haven't gotten in the habit of brushing properly yet. We have non-fluoride parts of the country that show higher cases of child dental work needed. We also eat a lot of high fructose corn syrup.
Overall for the whole population it is a net gain.
Yeah it's in the toothpaste, but is also in the city water. Problem is there are many cities with way more than the recommended limits. It's one of those situations where the fringe weirdos may actually have had a point.
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But will he make sure you guys keep the lead pipes? They are essential for good health!
This was literally an episode of Parks and Rec. It was supposed to be satire...
People have known that water fluoridation is an international communist plot to sap and impurity our precious bodily fluids since at least the 50s!
That's why I only drink grain alcohol and rainwater
There were decades of examples before that of fluoride conspiracies being spouted by kooks and insane people. It's kind of a trope.
Two days from now timelines are going split. I don't know what will happen in both, but I can tell you for sure I'd like to avoid the timeline where Trump wins. If for no other reason than all the bad breath this single choice will cause.
It’s like Back to the Future’s alternative Biff-world versus the saner reality.
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I think I remember reading that the prevalence of fluoride in drinking water is the single greatest medical breakthrough in "population health" of the 20th century or something.
Like a fancy CT scan might help someone who needs a CT scan but fluoride helps everyone mitigate dental problems (and the many and varied related issues) all the time.
I guess in fairness dental hygiene has probably improved a lot since fluoride was put in the water, so if it's less important then any potential side effects might be more concerning.
I guess this isn't satire anymore.
Yup. Nope. I was thinking exactly that...Dr. Strangelove.
Oh, every day is going to be like this if Trump wins.
Most of it probably won't be followed through on, but it's going to be some outrageous plan or statement like this every single day.
Like, what other administation could make a scandal out of a NOAA weather prediction? It ultimately meant nothing, but still...
You know the best part about Biden?
I forgot the US actually had a president. Notice how he's just been able to get along and do stuff?
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I mean, he's probably gonna say "Yeah, sure, whatever" to most things the crazy people around him propose.
The Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.
Municipalities will advise the Trump White House that they will not listen to a man who had his brain eaten by worms
Ahh, the good old days when Trump said 'let states decide' and they decided to ignore his profoundly idiotic ass
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