Exposure to fluoride above the public health recommended amount over many years can result in skeletal fluorosis, a condition that causes weaker bones and joint pain. A federal review published in August by the National Institutes of Health’s toxicology program concluded that higher levels of fluoride is linked to lowered IQ in children.
Kennedy has a long history of sharing baseless conspiracy theories
"What he's saying is true... Now let us tell you about how it's a conspiracy theory."
I don't actually think fluoride in the water is actually as serious as people think it is, but it really doesn't need to be in there if we had, I don't know, clean water and working pipes.
Maybe instead of putting fluoride in the water we should repair our infrastructure.
To be somewhat fair, flouride is also used to help sanitize the water too.
It just so happens that the primary reason it is added is for dental health, with the happy secondary benefit of being rather decent for sanitizing and cleaning things too.
I don't believe it's ever shown that it does. I think it's protected the equipment and some portion of the water.
I mean, hell, purified water is actually quite difficult to maintain historically. Grog exists because alcohol was a great way to increase the longevity of water at sea.
"What he's saying is true... Now let us tell you about how it's a conspiracy theory."
I don't actually think fluoride in the water is actually as serious as people think it is, but it really doesn't need to be in there if we had, I don't know, clean water and working pipes.
Maybe instead of putting fluoride in the water we should repair our infrastructure.
They don't put fluoride in the water to clean it, it's in there because at some point in the past they figured it would help with tooth health.
To be somewhat fair, flouride is also used to help sanitize the water too.
It just so happens that the primary reason it is added is for dental health, with the happy secondary benefit of being rather decent for sanitizing and cleaning things too.
I don't believe it's ever shown that it does. I think it's protected the equipment and some portion of the water.
I mean, hell, purified water is actually quite difficult to maintain historically. Grog exists because alcohol was a great way to increase the longevity of water at sea.
If we can't even agree on why we started adding the chemical to water in the first place, yeah we can probably stop adding it for now.