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Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water

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Re: Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water

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Post by freehorse »

apothegm wrote: post #86
Speedy218 wrote: post #74

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> but now it is “overmedicating” a vulnerable fraction of the population. Makes sense, but the intention also is that many people do not brush their teeth, or at least do not brush them as often as they should, and so fluoride is added to drinking water to compensate so people's teeth don't start to fall out at an alarming rate.

Sadly, an alarming percentage of Americans don't drink water. I’ve spoken to way too many people who think water tastes wrong because it’s not sweet enough.

Maybe instead of removing fluoride from the water they should add sweetener in there along with it /s

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Post by rl3 »

dwattttt wrote: post #94
singpolyma3 wrote: post #87

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I've heard this and it doesn't fit in my brain. They never drink water? Ever?

Time to buy Brawndo shares

Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes. Water is for toilets, drink Brawndo! The Thirst Mutilator.

You know on a serious note, it occurred to me that Liquid Death's slogan "Murder your thirst" isn't far off. Wonder if it's a not-so-subtle nod.

Re: Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water

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Post by freehorse »

This is one of these US-specific polarised debates I find really bizarre, around some kind of issue that the rest of the world has by large solved but without any acknowledgement of this fact. Maybe the US should look into how other countries have solved it? It is completely bizarre witnessing both sides getting so polarised around a basically non-issue.

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Post by ourmandave »

Does filtering your water with a whole house filter take the fluoride out?

Because I live in a small township that delivers well water to you tap. It tastes horrible, shortens the life of pipes and appliances, and smells like sulfur.

Every year they mail a flyer that explains how the lead levels are dangerously above the national standard and you should run the tap before you drink from it.

Like, sorry there's nothing we can do about it. =(

Re: Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water

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Post by fao_ »

jemmyw wrote: post #68
TMWNN wrote: post #21

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The US is, according to Wikipedia, among a small minority of countries in which a majority of people drink fluoridated water. Various European countries have discontinued doing so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation >

I was surprised to learn this. "Worldwide, the Irish Republic, Singapore and New Zealand are the only countries which implement mandatory water fluoridation." I live in New Zealand and my town doesn't put fluoride in the water but it seems like they'll be made to do so fairly soon. I don't really care one way or the other from the point of view of ingesting the stuff, but I do consider it a bit of a waste of money. P…

> People who brush with toothpaste don't need this and people who don't are probably drinking too much soda

I think every person in my social circles with any kind of illness or disability would be incredibly grateful for fluoridation, and it's not because of drinking too much soda

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Post by roland35 »

freehorse wrote: post #123

This is one of these US-specific polarised debates I find really bizarre, around some kind of issue that the rest of the world has by large solved but without any acknowledgement of this fact. Maybe the US should look into how other countries have solved it? It is completely bizarre witnessing both sides getting so polarised around a basically non-issue.

There are a few studies out which say fluoride is bad. But as is often the case with these health idiots, the studies actually refer to places where fluoride is naturally way too high in the water. The entire debate is dumb.

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Post by jiggawatts »

newZWhoDis wrote: post #124
crazygringo wrote: post #105

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What do you mean? There's literally tons of evidence. Do you think fluoride doesn't actually reduce cavities?

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That's just not true. Most of the studies simply compared areas with different amounts of natural fluoride in their local water supply, and applied some basic statistics comparing dental health. There have also been some A/B studies possible in areas that stopped or started using fluoride in their water.

Multiple such studies have been done, globally, over many decades.

Re: Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water

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Post by roland35 »

mjevans wrote: post #98
apothegm wrote: post #86

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Sadly, an alarming percentage of Americans don't drink water. I’ve spoken to way too many people who think water tastes wrong because it’s not sweet enough.

Particularly when traveling, I don't enjoy the taste of tap water. Filtered or (factory filtered then) bottled... and I'm not alone in that viewpoint.

This is one benefit of growing up with awful well water. Literally anywhere tastes pretty darn good by comparison!
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