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[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There is oddly not near as much research on the health impacts of fluoridated water as you would expect given the amount & time of discussion around it

(I am pro fluoridated water)

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's plenty of research among dental associations where they can basically tell whether kids in any given area had flouridated water based on the number of cavities and other tooth decay they found during checkups, demographically. There's that.

[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes but there's pretty much only the dental stuff.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

I agree with you that there may be unknown additional side effects, even at the relatively low levels that are used to protect teeth, especially children's teeth, from cavities and toothy decay.

It's unfortunate that that line of inquiry has more often than not been bad-faith reactionary chud shit, like antivax movements are and with similar overlap. Some vaccines do have known side effects, but it's messy to even talk about it because of the chud factor.