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Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says (apnews.com)

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A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is why advocates were scared of this report. Because people would read the executive summary and not the full thing. You need an INSANE amount of fluoride for the effects described.

But yes, if you are in an area where there is like 100x the ADA recommended dose of fluoride in your water, your kid may lose a couple IQ points. Nothing like lead, mind you, but a couple

Edit: let’s talk about healthy things. Coffee increases your productivity. What happens if you drink 100 cups at once? Yeah, excessive things are bad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I haven't read much more than the title and your comment, but it sounds like that judge should be force fed 50kg of broccoli.

If he says the safe-phrase "I am a stupid little bitch boy with a dumb brain and I retract my judgment.", he can stop eating broccoli.

Edit: Nvm, I'm the dumb bitch. I misread, this wasn't about banning adding fluoride to the drinking water.