Posted on 04/23/2025 1:07:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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?”
The debate about fluoride goes way farther back than Kennedy. In fact, I’ve never seen his opinion on this. Has he had something?
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.
But do a search on RFK/Jr.
The hypocrisy is unbelievable.
My mother would say that fluoride made a huge contribution - certainly from her beloved Crest having fluoride in it in the ‘50s.
Does it need to be in water? I don’t know, once we got fluoridated paste. But it didn’t hurt. Griping about “other issues” can be due to the simple fact of people living much longer on an exponential scale since the ‘40s. Everyone is going to get cancer - if you make it long enough.
Suddenly everyone on FR is a “health nut” paranoid about every single chemical (which everything in the world is).
I thin fluoride has been in water longer than the rise in autism.
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.
Good point.
He has addressed it a LOT. Just Googled it and got a lot of hits. Says fluoride is “industrial waste” — which it is. He wants it gone, and believes it’s the cause of many health issues.
Enough fluoride in the water young enough and you may lose too many IQ points to figure out that it’s bad.
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.
I certainly disagree with him on most issues, but not everything.
Personally, a lot of these chemical they put in food aren’t allowed in other countries. And the U.S. is the only country that they sell so much HFCS. Think about it: The U.S. is allegedly a wealthier country than Mexico, but a U.S. company, Coke (Although the others too), sells a cheaper, inferior version of their product in the U.S., compared to Mexico, why is that? Companies dump cheaper, known less healthy products, in the U.S.
And where is does the hypocrisy end? Democrats/left used to complain about food additives/what corporations do, now they defend that?
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?
the OlLine Rebel wrote: “In before the holy war. Spurred by sudden all-in support of a Kennedy usually posted as “kook” in FR.”
He is a kook but he’s an anti-vaccine kook so there are some on FR that love him.
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.
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