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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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...