A bill awaiting the governor's signature would prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems.

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.
  • @[email protected]English
    6•22 hours ago

    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.

    • @stetech
      1•20 hours ago

      That makes quite a lot of sense, yeah. Different regions be different, who woulda thunk :D