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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by User23 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:18AM (#30601626)
So is fluoride’s neurotoxicity[1], especially for developing brains, and we still insist on using it, to just give one example. We’re no less reckless than prior generations and our children will be just as baffled looking back at us as we are now.

Yes I’m aware that idiots are also fixated on fluoridation. That doesn’t make the science wrong though.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6923889/

  Neurotoxicity appeared to be dose-dependent , and tentative benchmark dose calculations suggest that safe exposures are likely to be below currently accepted or recommended fluoride concentrations in drinking water.
That the authors felt the need to pack four weasel words into the sentence saying maybe it’s ok doesn’t indicate that they believe it’s safe.
Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by selimthegrim on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:04PM (#30602319)
Do you have other citations? How is this different from fluoridated toothpaste or topical application at the dentist?
Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by trockbort on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:14PM (#30602460)
The fortification properties afforded by fluoride are entirely topical, meaning that fluoride-containing toothpaste can be considered beneficial. You use it and then spit it out. Drinking fluoridated water can hardly be considered helpful. Most of the fluoride content of water goes directly into the stomach where its effects are strictly not studied, and if you know anything about the fluoride ion, the effects are most likely detrimental, and possibly horrendous.
Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by trockbort on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:09PM (#30602389)
Fun fact: America fluoridates its water supply because notorious propagandist Edward Bernays convinced them to, for money https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations_campaigns_of_... .