Of course it’s dangerous. Dopey article
Oh boy.
In before the holy war. Spurred by sudden all-in support of a Kennedy usually posted as “kook” in FR.
Sort of makes me wonder why the government is mandating it if there is any question about it. The government is obviously disinterested in my health, so why are they putting chemicals in my water “for my health?”
This has been a contentious issue for some on the political margins, but the science about fluoridation is compelling. The article makes clear that the appropriate dosage level is recognized and needs to be monitored. Too much of anything can be trouble.
Maybe fluoride is the culprit re autism, ADHD, etc.
When our kids were little, we talked to their doctor about using fluoride since we were on a well. She felt they were getting plenty through canned fruit, veggies etc.
I hate the idea of fluoride. Won’t even use toothpaste that has it. Dentist always comments on my good teeth — “Keep doing what you’re doing.”
We have a water purifier that is supposed to filter out the fluoride.
Typical misdirection.
Is the concentration of fluoride in your water unsafe if you drink an eight ounce glass of tap water? No, obviously not.
Does all fluoride absorbed when you drink that water leave the body? Is there a natural metabolic pathway for fluoride? (not sure we know).
Is the amount of accumulated fluoride from ingestion through drinking water and cooking with water for 50 years safe?
Read up. When it was introduced, it was solely studied for tooth decay, but not for any other health effects...none.
It was a toxic waste by-product of the nuclear industry.
There are other ways today to get fluoride such as a rinse or toothpaste.
Anyway, since the main driver if tooth decay is poor oral hygiene and sugar drinks, contaminating the water is probably not the best choice.
mRNA shots were also supposed to be safe and effective…
If anything, flouride should only be applied topically to the teeth.
Well its not dangerous to us because we filter it out through our Berkey waterfilter.
I chew on xylitol gum. the xylitol protects my teeth from tooth decay and even improves the teeth a bit.
xylitol is the active ingredient in birch bark that indians chewed on back in the great bye and bye.
Pretty damn obvious Fluoride damages your brain,
look at how many of our large cites are filled with Democrats( city Fluoridated water)
compared to rural well water people.
ARTICLE
Study: Fluoride Harmful to Pregnant Women, Infants
By Lynn C. Allison
Apr 15, 2025 |
https://fluoridealert.org/news/study-fluoride-harmful-to-pregnant-women-infants/
“A new meta-analysis found that fluoride can have a detrimental effect on the health of pregnant women, the fetus, and infants.
The analysis reviewed multiple studies observing the impact of fluoride exposure on pregnant women and infants. It was found that high levels of fluoride can lead to adverse developmental outcomes, including decreased IQ and cognitive impairments in children. The findings suggest the need for reconsideration of fluoride levels in drinking water and dental products to safeguard maternal and infant health.
According to the study, published in the Annual Review of Public Health, systemic fluoride exposure can also have a detrimental effect on bone strength, cognitive development and thyroid function. Study author Phillipe Grandjean, from the University of Southern Denmark, is a leading researcher on fluoride toxicity. Grandjean participated in the latest meta-analysis and has long warned about the dangers of this mineral either from community drinking water or in toothpaste.
“The weight of epidemiological evidence leaves no reasonable doubt that developmental neurotoxicity is a serious human health risk associated with elevated fluoride exposure, including those occurring at the levels added to drinking water in fluoridated areas. The IQ losses associated with community water fluoridation are substantial and of significant public health concern,” he has stated, according to the Fluoride Action Network.
According to the New York Times, the greatest benefit of fluoride is that it improves children’s oral health and prevents tooth decay that can cause loss of teeth. Research also suggests that water fluoridation is associated with a 27% decline in adult cavities, too. This reduction can lower the risk of heart disease, say experts.
The concerns about the negative effect of fluoride on our health is directly linked to exposure. Most water supplies in the U.S. contain 0.7 milligrams per liter, the limit set by the U.S. Public Health Service. But 5% of systems have levels that are double that amount and 0.3% have more than four milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, says the Times.
In 2019, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that fluoride exposure during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in children aged three to four years. The researchers suggested that there is a “possible need to reduce fluoride intake during pregnancy.”
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Per Walter Peck
Once a the public is purposefully exposed to a substance, for examply for public safety, the incentive is to cease all testing for safety is extinguished, in order to manage risk, i.e. avoid liability for unforseen but foreseeable consequences. So tell me if I'm wrong - this study finding a .7 mg/mgl is about 50 years old.
This article is extremely misleading out of the gate.
Calcium Fluoride is a natural mineral found in soil and water. Its benefits are discussable. But this natural form is not what is added to municipal water.
Sodium Fluoride is what is added to water. Its harms have been studied and documented.
It is worth a web search to gain knowledge.
I hope my 10 year old Berkey purchased just for this reason actually filters it out.
Speaking of which, anyone tried the Boroux black filters ye
It was in the water in the 60s in CA where I grew up as a child.
Left when I was 11. In Ark I don’t think we had it in water.