Summary

Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation prohibiting local decisions on fluoridation.

Cox cited cost and personal choice, likening fluoride to government “medication.”

The ban faces opposition from dentists and health experts, who argue fluoride prevents cavities and benefits low-income communities.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans receive fluoridated water. Some cities have already removed fluoride, and a recent court order requires the EPA to regulate high levels that may affect children’s intellectual development.

  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    First you need to define “high”. The dose makes the poison. High amounts of water are deadly.

    There’s zero evidence that flouride at the levels found in public water is anything but positive. And your quote agrees with this. Did you just clip it without reading?

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      4 days ago

      I assume fluorine is one of the many “any dose matters” slow poisons for the brain in which there is no safe dose, only undetectable in insufficiently controlled studies of intelligence development over decades.

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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        4 days ago

        You’re allowed to assume whatever you like. For example, I assume meat is toxic and everyone who eats it dies earlier than they should.