dufus Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Originally published in February 1955 “Many people, particularly scientists, believe that we are suffering in the U.S. from a national epidemic of irrationality—what Senator J.W. Fulbright of Arkansas has called the ‘swinish blight of anti-intellectualism.’ Fluoridation of public water supplies has been recommended by an impressive list of scientific organizations. However, from the beginning there has been opposition. The anti-fluoridation argument has three main themes: 1. fluoridation is an experiment which has not proved its value and may hold unknown dangers; 2. fluorides are poisons; 3. treatment by public agencies of the water that everyone must drink is a step in the direction of socialized medicine and an invasion of individual rights.” —Scientific American, February 1955 source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Don't know much about the lack of fluoride, but adding iodine to salt (to fight the lack of iodine) was a big step in fighting goiter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goitre). Let's give time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Adding fluoride to water has been one of the largest health benefits to the developing world according to WHO. Of course the conspiracy nuts are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dufus Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 sometimes they are right ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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