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Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water (apnews.com)

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Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation prohibiting local decisions on fluoridation.

Cox cited cost and personal choice, likening fluoride to government “medication.”

The ban faces opposition from dentists and health experts, who argue fluoride prevents cavities and benefits low-income communities.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans receive fluoridated water. Some cities have already removed fluoride, and a recent court order requires the EPA to regulate high levels that may affect children’s intellectual development.

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 5 days ago (29 children)

This would 100% be easily enough to make me move away.

That's a massive negative impact on my child's health. Anyone with more than 1 braincell who lives in Utah right now and wants to raise kids should be considering leaving to live somewhere with fluoride, unless you want your kid to be at risk of a bunch of health issues.

2025: we are bringing fucking Rickets back baby!

[+] [email protected] -14 points 5 days ago (10 children)

Technically there is very little evidence of the benefits of flouridated water, aside from reducing tooth decay, but there are absolutely zero risks too.

[–] Habahnow 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know if this is sarcastic or not. We're in the type of world where would be sarcastic statements could be serious.

This feels like someone saying, "there's little evidence of vaccines having benefits, aside from preventing disease and death, but there's absolutely little risk too"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Vaccines actually prevent sickness and death in the vast majority. Like 95% reduction in cases.

Flouridated water has been shown by World Oral Health Report 2003 to reduce the rate at which dental caries (tooth decay) require intervention by 15% and UK NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination found 14.6%, however other studies have explored the idea that this rate of decline could be correlated with flouridated water and was not caused by it.

Again I think we should keep flouridating water but its not the end of the world if we don't.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Not the flu vaccine. It's nowhere near 95% effective. But that's not the point. You still take it especially if you are vulnerable.

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