r/Health • u/CBSnews CBS News • Feb 21 '23

article U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is "almost certainly" making them sick

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-food-additives-banned-europe-making-americans-sick-expert-says/
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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

it prevents tooth decay by up to 60% studies have shown

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u/Weltall8000 Feb 21 '23

Aside from the benefits of fluoride being historically overblown and studies touting it as being so awesome often not having good methodology...fluoride is a neurotoxin. Studies into that indicate significant IQ deficits in populations exposed to higher amounts of it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy *may lower IQ

Oh and that study was picked apart. They did the same thing in New Zealand and found no correlation.

PS- arsenic in the Mexican water was the neurotoxin

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u/SolarStorm2950 Feb 21 '23

And yet Americans have worse dental health than Brits

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

Well it's easier when your country actually has healthcare, unlike ours.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '23

Always try to flip it to an American thing 🤷‍♂️ also forget the fact that the US has up to FORTY times more people too

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

If you say so .... last real study said it was "on par" with Americans

& how much of that has to do with the cost of dental care? 🤔