Utah set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water
Utah set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water
www.nbcnews.com Utah set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water
A bill awaiting the governor's signature would prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems.
AI Summary:
- 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.
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next up (unless it happened first): no more data collection or research about statewide dental health
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Insurance companies will still collect it since they need to pay out for a lot of this shit. We’ll also be able to quantify this impact by looking at dental premiums and copays. They’ll eventually go up in states without fluoridated water.
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Or decline renewing your insurance.
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Good Guy Insurance.
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"Utah now has zero reported cavities! We were right to ban fluoride."
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