Donald Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposal to remove fluoride from the U.S. water systems "sounds okay" to him, raising alarms for public health.
  • Former President Donald Trump said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposal to remove fluoride from the U.S. water systems “sounds okay” to him.
  • Kennedy, who is poised to play a health policy role in a potential Trump administration, recently wrote, “The Trump White House will advise all U.S​. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.”
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “the safety and benefits of fluoride are well documented and have been reviewed comprehensively by several scientific and public health organizations.”
  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    12·
    2 days ago

    Meanwhile, in communities where fluoride has already been removed from the water…

    If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. In that simple statement is the key to science. It doesn’t make any difference how beautiful your guess is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are who made the guess, or what his name is … If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. That’s all there is to it.

    -Richard Feynman

    • forrgott@lemm.ee
      114·
      1 day ago

      Not, communities; one community. And that study looks shady as hell, not gonna lie. For instance, so far I see no discussion regarding any other things that could’ve influenced the results. Like, I’m really not impressed by the methodology they used. At all.

      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        13·
        1 day ago

        Very rude of that community to not conform to what you wanted them to do instead of just experiencing the effects of unfluoridated tap water, smh.

        If you’re going to nitpick their methodology I’m sure you won’t mind sharing your own published studies on the matter, right? TIA.

        • forrgott@lemm.ee
          114·
          1 day ago

          Eh, this was fun, but I’m getting bored. 😉 I’m kidding. However, that’s less a study and more a statistical analysis. One that failed to correct for any known issues that might cause unexpected results. I did find an interesting link earlier, I might try checking some of their sources. If I find anything interesting, well… I’ll have forgotten about this, so maybe I’ll update, maybe not! 😝

          • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            6·
            1 day ago

            You’re not bored, you’re just making your obligatory-brave-exit-speech for having lost both arguments. Your research skills are terrible.

                • forrgott@lemm.ee
                  15·
                  1 day ago

                  Stupid is as stupid does.

                  And, seriously, you actually care if there fluoride in your drinking water? How fucking miserable is it to live like that?

                  Goodnight, my friend. You could benefit from time in the real world, so I’m blocking you. Which of course means you win, now shut the fuck up and stop worrying about me, a complete stranger, and my opinions on anything.

                  In other words, get a life.