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RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Oregon shows what’s comingwww.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/11/20/rfk-fluoride-drinking-water-oregon
835 sats \ 27 comments \ @Coinsreporter 17h conspiracy
They urged neighbors to do their own research, insisting it would reveal that the mineral embraced for generations to improve oral health was actually a dangerous substance that could harm their organs. They shared photos of corroded pipes and scarred arms they claimed were damaged by the acidic, concentrated form of fluoride. Was it worth $25,000 a year in tax dollars for the city to put fluoride in drinking water?
The newfound national attention on fluoride injects the intense partisan passions of a Trump presidency into an issue that historically has been hyperlocal. Most Americans drink fluoridated water to strengthen their teeth. But backlash is growing because of research showing potential harms. A Florida city commission voted last week to remove fluoride, with one commissioner citing Kennedy’s comments.
I'm absolutely confused. I was born at a place where groundwater had a lot of fluoride, but it was considered harmful h our teeth. I remember I saw many people with orange stains/plank on their teeth. My mother used to warn me about drinking the groundwater. We had government water supply for drinking purpose.
What do you think? Is flouride good for health or it should totally be eliminated out of drinking water?
Some conspiracy against a conspiracy?
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130 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bee_Aye 14h
carpet bombing the public water system with flouride is terrible for people ( as they cannot monitor their intake or usage of flouride...realistically) and the ecosystem.
i think administering flouride at a prescribed amount to prevent tooth decay is very reasonable and probably improves health without significant side effects. we completely have the means to reap any prescribed benefit of flouride without dumping it into our public water systems.
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49 sats \ 1 reply \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10h
Ah …… yes. Why would you not give informed consent to the patients as every other medical intervention calls for? If people wanted fluoride treatments, they could buy them or get fluoride toothpaste for personal use. Forcing them on every customer in a water system is pure tyranny.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bee_Aye 9h
exactly, and fucking with water is perhaps as base level monstrous as it gets, imo.
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49 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 11h
Toothpaste has fluoride. That is enough fluoride?
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bee_Aye 11h
i live in Oregon where we dont have flouride added to water. toothpaste works for adults, for kids...doctors and dentists provide flouride paste onto kids teeth usually at routine checkups and also my doc prescribed a little bottle of flouride you can give to your kid daily to make sure they dont fall prey to early tooth decay ( at least they did for me and all my friends kids). there is lots of ways to handle it in my experience when its not in the water.
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110 sats \ 1 reply \ @IamSINGLE 7h
Fluoride is unacceptable in water. You know we have that in Rajasthan and there are many harmful effects detected there. I posted somthing that's also related.
#724523
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 7h
I agree. I've also seen your post about tap water which also raises concerns.
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185 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 16h
There's plenty of evidence that topical application of fluoride strengthens enamel: aka, brushing your teeth.
My issue with fluoridating the drinking water (other than it being tax funded) is that it's mass medication of the population, with no regard for individual conditions or appropriate dosages and it's the wrong delivery mechanism for the treatment.
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49 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 9h
I understand the application but I've seen people affected by Fluorosis because of fluoride in water.
It even causes some IQ issues for Children.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9646557
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16 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10h
<sarcasm>Why don’t you have issues with medical practices without medical licenses. The people dumping it in the water have no idea of the dosages and the people giving the order to dump the fluoride into the water are just politicians that know everything to know about medicine. When you state it this way, it sounds like the height of lunacy.</sarcasm>
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 11h
Definitely the wrong delivery mechanism
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 11h
It would be like making you eat a cast to treat your broken arm.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 13h
what he said ^^^
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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bee_Aye 14h
💯
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10h
My solution to the problem is to either use rainwater, which I personally collect or to go out and buy reverse osmosis filtered water from the local grocery stores. We have been doing it for a long time. Before that we were getting water directly from wells or artesian wells. I have known about fluoride for at least 30 years. BTW, while my kids were growing up we also drank raw milk, (gasping in shock). We also eat raw eggs often (against all warnings).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 7h
We're still doing it. I too drank a lot of raw milk while growing up. We're still drinking water from handpumps in the Northwestern part of India. I'm also against the growing popularity of bottled water.
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @zuspotirko 16h
Tap water to the equivalent of other countries like here in Germany =good
going beyond that = waste of time and money
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 7h
Surely tap water is safer here as well. I refuse to buy bottled water most of the times. We've handpumps here and they are the source of real mineral water.
It's also pretty interesting #724523
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 11h
What is the amount in Germany?
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41 sats \ 4 replies \ @DJGuy 17h
Fluoride bad.
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 14h
eloquence in brevity
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 9h
But why? US adds it to drinking water and say it's good.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DJGuy 9h
Fluoride lowers your IQ, makes you docile, and makes your bones brittle. It's toxic waste. They say it benefits our teeth. Then why the hell are we drinking and bathing in it? Saying "the US says it's good" is a logical fallacy known as appealing to authority. Just because an authority says something doesn't make it true.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 9h
Saying "the US says it's good"
I know fluoride is harmful in many ways I was just asking why US mixed it to drinking water?
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 17h
Use a good quality water filter and enjoy the ground water.
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22 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter OP 17h
Filter is also something that for me is unacceptable because it also flushes out essential minerals.
Tell me what do you know about flouride in water? Is it good for health?
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 17h
If it is 0.7–1.2 mg/L in drinking water then it's good. If more than 1.2 mg/L, it can lead bone deformities and dental issues.
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