Is Fluoridated Water Bad?

[brimstoneSalad]

Fluoridated water may be all well and good, but what about the recent lead water crisis in Michigan? Is that good for you?

Lead is not good for you, because it accumulates in the body, and as a heavy metal it actually does cause damage to short and long term health even in relatively small amounts.

[PsYcHo]

The government uses fluoride to increase the effectiveness of its thought altering radio waves, and anyone who tells you differently is already being controlled.

[Jebus]

No. I recall Michael Greger describing fluoridated water as one of the best public service decisions ever made.

Dr. Greger recently changed his mind on the issue due to studies that suggest fluoridation could be harmful.

One of RFK jrs top priorities is to end fluoridation, which might actually be a good idea.

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-i- ... oridation/

[brimstoneSalad]

No. I recall Michael Greger describing fluoridated water as one of the best public service decisions ever made.

Dr. Greger recently changed his mind on the issue due to studies that suggest fluoridation could be harmful.

One of RFK jrs top priorities is to end fluoridation, which might actually be a good idea.

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-i- ... oridation/

Is he referring to the recent systematic review which links high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in water (which are two or more times what water is fluoridated to with water treatment) with poorer cognitive development in children?

I find that pretty problematic to ascribe the same to water treatment.
More temperate and rainy coastal areas tend to have lower natural fluoride in their water, and are more historically and currently affluent for geographic reasons unrelated to that fluoride content (like the temperate weather, access to the ocean, and precipitation providing good farming nearby) -- these are factors which will naturally not only correlate to but likely cause a higher IQ.


https://www.eawag.ch/fileadmin/Domain1/ ... sser_1.png

The map of low fluoride areas is with a few exceptions almost a global map of IQ. It's something that's very hard to control for when looking at regional effects that correlate to geographical facts. I don't know how they did it in the high quality studies the review cites, I don't really have time to read them. But I'd be skeptical that this is anything more than correlation except at the very high end of exposure.