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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.
While I understand that it’s a useful, effective measure, I’m amazed that it’s needed at all. Most of Europe, despite having a comparable or on paper lower wealth status, has never heard of this as far as I can tell, and the introduction of the practice isn’t being discussed. What gives the US needs it?
In Europe, it varies by geology and country. Some places add fluoride to water, some to salt, some rely on fluoride toothpaste or mouthwash. https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/fluoridation/en/l-2/1.htm
Interesting. I didn’t know that.
I’m in Australia BTW, about 90% of our water is fluoridated.
There’s lots of information about various countries here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_by_country
I think a summary to answer your question is that it varies by region, in some areas there’s enough fluoride present in the water naturally, in others fluoride is added to table salt, in some there’s just no support for this measure.
That makes quite a lot of sense, yeah. Different regions be different, who woulda thunk :D