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  • Utah is poised to ban fluoride in public water systems, pending the governor’s signature.
  • The bill prohibits adding fluoride to public water and repeals previous related laws.
  • Federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized fluoride, influencing the bill.
  • Studies on fluoride’s impact on children’s IQ have mixed results, with some showing negative effects and others showing no harm.
  • Major public health groups support fluoridation for dental health benefits.
  • The anti-fluoridation movement has gained popularity post-Covid-19.
  • Similar legislation is proposed in Florida, emphasizing the importance of consent in public health measures.
  • wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
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    7 days ago

    This is the way. The idiots have been coddled for generations. They need to have the experience of their teeth rotting out for themselves.

    • cybersin@lemm.ee
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      7 days ago

      And what about the other 49% they dragged down with them? You’ve also just made everyone’s dental insurance 10x more expensive. Thanks!

      • indomara@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        For anyone in a state without fluoridated water, you can get fluoride drops to put in your/your children’s water.

        • howrar@lemmy.ca
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          7 days ago

          Why not just brush their teeth? I’m pretty sure fluoridated toothpaste is much easier to come by than fluoride drops.

          • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.world
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            7 days ago

            Because adding fluoride to tap water provides measurable benifits regardless of socioeconomic status.

            In addition, other countries where municpal water is not as developed, they will add fluoride to salts and other consumer products.

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              7 days ago

              We’re comparing toothpaste to fluoride drops, not fluoridated tap water.