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inhumantsar 38 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public...

is it bad that my first thought was, "oh this will be a great natural experiment"?

legitster 38 days ago | [–]

The reason we add fluoride to water is because it was already a naturally occurring mineral in lots of water supplies around the world. The pre-existing natural experiments have already been extensively studied.

halJordan 38 days ago | [–]

Yeah it is bad. That public health is an entertainment avenue or a schadenfreude avenue, thats bad.

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