The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced it will begin the process of pulling prescription fluoride drops and tablets for children off the market. The supplements are usually given to kids at high risk for cavities.
The news release suggested that ingested fluoride can alter a child’s gut microbiome and cause weight gain, thyroid disorders and “possibly decreased IQ.”
Brother what? Let’s not do this
What do you mean? In my admittedly limited experience less than ten percent of private wells get fluoridated. American housing has seen tremendous growth in areas not served by municipal water. Fluoridation becomes less effective with each passing year. Why not switch to targeting the treatment directly and close that gap?
Most people live in cities. You’re saying we need to take it out of the municipal supply and rely solely on private dentists to administer the fluoride. You’re saying this is better because it helps people in rural areas get the treatment. If you wanted to help the rural people then you would just offer OTC treatments for free rather than take it away from the cities.
I’m saying administer it in schools like before.
Teachers have to buy pencils and paper for their students, they aren’t getting fluoride for free somehow
I know. It would be cheaper and more effective to administer fluoride rinse than to treat the whole water supply.