Fluoride, low IQ and the election

Thought experiment #1: Fluoridated water has been around for almost 80 years. Expert scientific testing has proven over and over that it has contributed to the decline in tooth decay and promotion of oral health for millions. Questioning the science of everything has become a destructive pastime for YouTubers who watch one video and consider themselves experts on everything.

Edward Chen, the Northern District of California judge who ruled that the optimal level of fluoride in public drinking water “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children” has absolutely no background in science. His education has been only in the study of law.

Citizens’ concerns that fluoride bags say “toxic” and have skull and crossbones markings on them is moot. Too much of anything can be toxic, whether it’s oxygen, water or chocolate. Scientific studies have proven time and again that it’s all about manageable levels. I’m old enough to remember parents and grandparents who had no teeth and/or false teeth. It was not a pretty site.

Thought experiment #2: Fluoride in drinking water causes low IQ. There has been a steady decline in the IQ of the U.S. population. This has been proven by the election of someone convicted of 34 felonies, found liable for sexual assault and defamation, and who has imitated oral sex on national TV. Someone who promotes hate, division, graft and corruption. Fluoridated water is to blame for all our problems? Yikes!

– Jane Dunn, Durango