The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.

The paper is here

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[–] [S] 10 points 5 months ago (9 children)

FWIW, the anti-fluoride thing started off when the John Birch Society, a right-wing hate group, started pushing it decades ago.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Not to any meaningful degree in the US. It was the John Birch Society and KKK here.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    They both certainly existed, though the latter was somewhat underground in the 1950s.

    It's easy to find documentation of their positions on fluoridation; it's not so common to find evidence of environmental groups opposing it when there was a clear public health benefit.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    You've never met a conspiracy theory you didn't want to deep throat, have you, sweaty?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    I always laugh when people misspell sweetie. You think you're being clever, but you've completely botched your insult.

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