As an "anti-fluoride person", I just want to go on the record to state that it's ridiculous to be more concerned with riling up a particular group than having s

As an "anti-fluoride person", I just want to go on the record to state that it's ridiculous to be more concerned with riling up a particular group than having safe drinking water. In fact, counter to common opinion, we have a solidly science-based view on this issue--I'm not sure how we got grouped in with anti-vaxxers and others. There simply isn't good evidence that adding fluoride to drinking water is a justifiable public health method to reduce cavities, which is why 97% of Western Europe doesn't do it[0]. And because there's no opt-out, it may be dangerous for bottle-fed babies [1]. I'm not saying it's the world's biggest problem right now (by a long shot), but dispensing medicine in water is not good policy. [0] - http://fluoridealert.org/content/water_europe/ http://fluoridealert.org/content/water_europe/ [1] - http://fluoridealert.org/issues/infant-exposure/ http://fluoridealert.org/issues/infant-exposure/