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Florida Just Banned Fluoride from Public Water
- gnabgib 1y agoDiscussion (43 points, 15 days ago, 117 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43843547 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43843547
- theossuary 1y ago[dead]
- techpineapple 1y agoNot sure what to think about this, but often (as in the linked discussion) it always starts out with the very fair "everyone should get to choose, you can use supplements", and then they start banning supplements: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/health/fluoride-supplement-ban-fda https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/health/fluoride-supplement-ba... Which makes me just feel like these debates are always hard to have anymore because you never know what debate you're having.
- BLKNSLVR 1y agoWhat they need to do is gather statistics on dental health. It could take a decade or two, and ideally they've been recording the statistics for a good decade beforehand, for comparison. But I doubt those making the rules care much for actual data, and only care about the result that makes them feel better about themselves.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoThis already happened long ago. It was proven to be a net win. It's just that red scared generals and brain worm officials are concerned about their precious bodily fluids, which is why they take their kids to play in polluted creeks.
- add-sub-mul-div 1y agoIt sounds like you do know what to think, that they don't argue in good faith. Not everything is more complicated than it looks.
- jaoane 1y ago[flagged]
- mattgrice 1y agoSure this is bad but what about states where they don't have universal free dental care with bi-yearly topical fluoride?
- Ancalagon 1y agoI hear there are quite a few leopards in those states.
- rightbyte 1y agoThere is fluoride in tooth paste nowadays. Adding it to the water is a kinda strange and weak way to try to improve dental health. And gives some people dental fluorosis.
- jfengel 1y agoFor the moment: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-launches-investigations-companies-illegally-marketing-toothpaste https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-...
- rightbyte 1y agoIt is interesting how questions like these evolve into some identity politics thing in the US.
- Riverheart 1y agoDon’t think a lot of people are brushing their pet’s teeth. Fluoridated water benefits more than just humans.
- jmcgough 1y agoCurious where they draw the line - are chlorine treatments to disinfect water okay? Both have a clear public health benefit with comparatively minimal downsides.
- AStonesThrow 1y ago[flagged]
- Gen_Ripper 1y ago[flagged]
- slater 1y agoIt's not.
- Gen_Ripper 1y ago[flagged]
- slater 1y agowtf are you talking about
- Gen_Ripper 1y ago[flagged]
- throwawayk7h 1y agoGenuinely curious, can you explain?
- dpe82 1y agoGo watch Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb".
- ChrisArchitect 1y agoRelated: FDA moves to ban fluoride supplements for kids, removing a key tool for dentists https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43980526 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43980526