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My understanding is that fluoridation of municipal water supplies serves a different purpose than fluoride in toothpaste. The fluoride in the water supply is lo
by DesertVarnish 2y ago
My understanding is that fluoridation of municipal water supplies serves a different purpose than fluoride in toothpaste. The fluoride in the water supply is low concentration and is intended to cause teeth to develop with stronger cavity resistance, toothpaste is a much more superficial and immediate measure.
- toast0 2y ago[flagged]
- Grazester 2y agoI thought it was in the water to rot your mind! Wasn't there a link between flouride and lower IQ in children?
- xenospn 2y agoNo.
- Grazester 2y agoFunny thing is I first read about it on Hacker news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36106925 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36106925
- gumby 2y agoNot IQ directly, but rather higher fealty to the Qanon joke, a phenomenon correlated to lower IQ
- egberts1 2y agoDammit, you're Gumby!
- 486sx33 2y agoAnd apparently only available from China for municipalities now. So Chinese mind control. https://www.wcvb.com/article/chinese-fluoride-in-mass-water-raises-concern/8157985 https://www.wcvb.com/article/chinese-fluoride-in-mass-water-...