Comment by 1oooqooq
8 months ago
it probably don't make a big difference even in your case.
in the water system quantities and peer reviewed studies dosages, the psychological impacts are more real than iodine absorption.
flouride is not added today for teeth health (distributing mouth wash would do a better job) but it helps keep the water good for drinking, together with stuff like chlorine, which change by region.
... the real reason here is: it's as divisive and harder to reach an informed conclusion either way, just like abortion. oh American politics.
there is not a consensus on fluoride in drinking water. see the intro here (this particular paper concludes fluoride is overall good):
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/711915