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.
  • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    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?

    /s

    • 9bananas@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      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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        2 hours ago

        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.

        • filcuk@lemmy.zip
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          21 minutes ago

          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.