Is Water Fluoridation Safe?
There have been more than 50 studies showing an association between higher fluoride exposure and lower IQ, but is it cause-and-effect?
This is the third video in a five-part series on water fluoridation. The first two were Why Is There Fluoride in Water? Is It Effective? ( ) and Side Effects of Water Fluoridation: Dental Fluorosis ( ).
The next video is Why I Changed My Mind on Water Fluoridation ( ), and the series will wrap up with Medicine’s Response to the Changing Science on Fluoride Safety ( ).
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Finally we are about to enter the real interesting areas on adverse effects from water fluoridation.
Respect to you doctor. “conspiracy theorists” were right again.
Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.
@@grexzen drink more if it makes you feel better.
@@grexzen okay so if you’re going to post a comment like that you need to back it up… Prove the conspiracy theorists wrong. We will be waiting for your reply
@@joshw9558 The conspiracy theorists are rarely right because they go too far. Like, there’s evidence that fluoridation can have harm x, y, or z, but the Tin Foil Hat Brigade does not accept this and always goes for broke with claims that it will make you sprout an extra head overnight.
Well actually, it really depends.
Here where I live conspiracy theorists, said you shouldn’t use fluoride toothpaste…and delivered no scientific evidence.
Their Argumentation was that the people are deliberately being kept sheep, not that the current practice might be dangerous because of lacking evidence of safety.
No.
With modern dentistry being what it is, a better question is WHY do we continue to artificially add it into the water supply when we don’t really need it. A dentist can prescribe fluoride rinses for kids with hypo plastic teeth if they are worried about it. Why risk it when there’s even a chance it’s not good for you?
Unfortunately the people who have put themselves in the position of making health related decisions for us are not fit for the role.
Those who can afford it, can purchase bottled spring water and run it through a filter before consumption.
Wow, only thirty years too late. Cutting edge Mike!
Pretty sure he’ll be opposing this data in the next video. Which is madness, imo, because can’t we just live without the government mass medicating us?
@@velatogetNah, I think Greger will come through, he’s usually based.
@@catalyst3713 I sure hope so!
dumbing down of america conspiracy theorists doesn’t sound so cucko coo anymore huh?
That’s why we have MAGA voters.
Yep. Brain dead voters.
Let me guess: you voted for the worst President in history, a demented, racist, child sniffer, because “orange man bad” and “vote blue no matter who”?
@@wfpbwfpb Biden voters literally voted for someone with dementia.
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The comments section for this video is so weird. Did anyone watch the video???
What are the Side Effects of Water Fluoridation: Dental Fluorosis, check out the video: https://youtu.be/A6GM2ZFcP4A?si=bf6E0Gw_5G2Z3xWk
Fluoride in ground water could be buffered by calcium which would understate the harms. Calcium impairs fluoride absorption.
This is just evidence for children. I didn’t choose what to drink as a child, so my IQ has been set, presumably? Hopefully the next video presents evidence for adult health outcomes.
But you may have children of your own. Or nephews.
I don’t care if it’s good or bad for my teeth. I don’t want the government medicating me. If I want to drink fluoride, let me go out and buy some to drink.
So that’s why people still voted for Biden.
Thank you <3
No idea what he just said, i stopped drinking tap water at like 22 years old maybe it was too late lol
“Why I changed my mind” indicates that at some point in time, past or present, Greger had the opinion that water flouridation wasn’t a completely idiotic thing to do. That’s depressing.
How is that depressing? Changing your mind based on scientific evidence is something everyone should be proud of.
I’ll never understand this super short format with cliffhangers. What’s the point?