Utah set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water
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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Utah poised to overtake UK as butt of bad teeth jokes.
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EU countries don't add fluoride to the water supply. At least half of the US seems to have cognitive impairment, by the way they vote.
Maybe they're on to something?
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important to note about the "not adding Fluoride" bit: many countries have to remove fluoride from drinking water because there's too much of it...
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We believe that water fluoridation is the single most effective public health measure there is for reducing oral health inequalities and tooth decay rates, especially amongst children.
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From your link:
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
And if that doesn't tell you all you need to know, then let me continue: UK is not part of the EU. Aside from some provinces in Spain and Ireland, no other EU country adds fluoride to the water supply.
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I invite you to find a more recent publication that disputes the one I've linked.
UK is not part of the EU
You were the one to reply to UK comment, stay consistent at least.
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