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RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water (www.nbcnews.com)

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that a Trump administration would prioritize removing fluoride from public water systems, a position at odds with major health organizations like the CDC, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, all of which endorse water fluoridation as safe and beneficial for dental health.

Despite Kennedy’s controversial stance on health and environmental issues, which includes previously debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, Trump has praised his passion, stating that Kennedy would have significant freedom to influence health policy if Trump were elected.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

studies have suggested that fluoride is a human developmental neurotoxicant

Literally the first part which you bolded says quite plainly that there are, in fact, studies which suggest that it is. I'm not here to debate whether or not it actually is, but rather to attempt to show people that they should take a second look before dismissing concerns as entirely baseless, as though they have all of the answers. This is about the difference between treating science as a religion, compared to actually being capable of reading and understanding that there is no hard consensus on many issues.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Studies which are completely bogus, indefensible contortions of bad or nonexistent data. Those "studies" have been proven to be complete bullshit. The NTP found no evidence that fluoride exposure had adverse effects on adult cognition. As a scientist, I am telling you without a shadow of a doubt that the scientific research does not claim what you're saying it's claiming.