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Florida becomes the 2nd State to ban flouride in the drinking water

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by g8orbill, May 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM.

  1. RIP

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    I know this is a joke but the US began putting fluoride in water in 1945. IQs trended upward until the end of the century when they plateaud. There has been a slight decrease recently but to attribute that to fluoride alone is pretty dubious.
     
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  2. pogba

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  3. G8tas

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    Why have countries and provinces that removed it voted to add it back?
     
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    This is a bad move.
     
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    Kevin Costner (in the movie JFK): This is not the country I was born in.

    Cocodrilo (on Too Hot): This is not the state I was born in.
     
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  7. DesertGator

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    Is this the next step? Not trying to be personal, just a poor attempt at humor .. Kind of a "1, 2, 5! (three sir!) 3!" moment

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    I think we should ban dihydrogen monoxide.
     
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    Everyone should do like I do. Just drink Dr. Pepper. (Zero Sugar. I'll get my sugar somewhere else.)
     
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    It’s all about job creation…Qs going to hav to expand his business to handle all those cavities
     
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    Thankfully we have research already from the western world where they tried this and there was a significant increase in pediatric tooth decay. It's why Calgary voted to bring it back after their 10 year experiment.
     
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    Dare I post studies that contradict “flouride prevents cavities” ?
     
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    but fluoride in toothpaste certainly helps clean headlights :confused:
     
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    Headlight cleaning likely the bedrock of the “flouride prevents cavities” studies.
     
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    Because research in science is changing on the subject…
     
  17. QGator2414

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    Most of Europe does not put fluoride in their water.
     
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    We should counter act this by banning additional sugar in to all processed foods.
     
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  19. OklahomaGator

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    Do water filters take the fluoride out of the water?

    Is there fluoride in bottled water?

    My granddaughter is 17 months old and they used bottled water all the time. They have/help her brush her teeth twice a day so I hope she gets the fluoride she needs from the toothpaste.
     
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    Our water is fluoridated. It’s in our toothpaste. And for those who can’t get enough, some people take flouride supplements. It’s almost like we’re flouride junkies. I see FA (Flouridaholics Anonymous) groups on the horizon.