Major health groups support water fluoridation as a public health benefit and emphasize that the practice is safe.

Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that a Trump administration would prioritize removing fluoride from public water systems, a position at odds with major health organizations like the CDC, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, all of which endorse water fluoridation as safe and beneficial for dental health.

Despite Kennedy’s controversial stance on health and environmental issues, which includes previously debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, Trump has praised his passion, stating that Kennedy would have significant freedom to influence health policy if Trump were elected.

    • @airglowEnglish
      31•20 days ago

      The article you linked explicitly concludes:

      Overall, despite the remaining uncertainties, and based on the totality of evidence the present review does not support the presumption that fluoride should be considered as a human developmental neurotoxicant at current exposure levels in European countries.

    • JayEnglish
      27•20 days ago

      … And it literally actually says it’s not a concern.

    • @[email protected]
      22•20 days ago

      When you dismiss other scientific evidence like this, it makes it seem less like you are mindfully sharing research for open discussion, and more like you have a link to use as “ammunition” to defend the conclusion you’ve already reached (and won’t be reasoned out of)

      • @[email protected]English
        16•20 days ago

        These people use research the same way a drunkard uses a lamppost - for support rather than illumination.

        (Paraphrasing)

      • skulblaka
        9•20 days ago

        And didn’t even fucking read the article they are attempting to use as ammunition, to boot, the article specifically denies the point they’re trying to make

    • @[email protected]
      7•20 days ago

      Claims to not have cherry picked anything yet follows up with the claim that scientists are fake experts and he doesn’t listen to them.

      You’ve exposed your ruse here, bud.

        • @[email protected]
          7•20 days ago

          I’m not putting words in your mouth, you clearly don’t think they’re experts by your use if the snarky quotes around it and stated “you people worship” which obviously excludes yourself from that category.

          If you’re trying to challenge people, why aren’t you replying to the multitude of comments pointing out that the study you linked doesn’t say what you think it does?