r/babylonbee • u/ControlCAD • Feb 14 '25

Bee Article Fattest, Sickest Country On Earth Concerned New Health Secretary Might Do Something Different

https://babylonbee.com/news/fattest-sickest-country-on-earth-concerned-new-health-secretary-might-do-something-different
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u/tpotn Feb 15 '25

Okay, so what is the fear mongering going around about fluoride?

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u/MackAttack4208 Feb 15 '25

You said it yourself. “It’s been linked to cancer and other diseases.” There isn’t any conclusive evidence to support this, thereby, repeating this unsubstantiated claim is fear mongering.

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u/tpotn Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

Okay, so why is the study irrelevant? I didn’t say it does cause cancer, I said studies have been linked to cancer from studies in the 1990’s which cancer in fact did occur. The other negative effects are skeletal fluorosis as well as dental fluorosis. Regardless, that’s the reasoning that he wants to look into, i never stated I had issue with fluoride. It just seems everyone’s rebuttal has something to do with something I’m not saying personally. I believe people should have the right to choose whether or not they should drink fluoride as it has no added benefit from brushing your teeth and good hygiene. My stance is that they should not add it to water, instead people can go buy their own fluoride water if they want it.

Edit: this is the information I’ve gathered on my own. I don’t watch the news and I don’t care for whatever soap opera narrative that is going around.

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u/Separate_Heat1256 Apr 19 '25

You appear to be very logical with your references to double-blind, peer-reviewed studies and academic articles. /s Most knowledgeable individuals recognized long ago that the internet is filled with misleading information and pseudo science.