RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
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I do try not to be pedantic, but this is too good.
What this actually means: “there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children” - is that fluoride makes kids smarter.
So if that’s the case, then RFK Jr was guzzling huge amounts of fluoride. He must have been using fluoride in between his heroine use. This guy has no business doing what he is doing and it’s sad that this nut job was confirmed.
Science 101: correlation does not imply causation. A direct inverse correlation between fluoride and low IQ means that as fluoride levels increase, IQ tends to decrease,but this pattern alone does not prove fluoride causes the drop in IQ. What it does prove is RFKjr's lack of scientific literacy.
If there is an inverse correlation between fluoride and low IQ, it actually means that the more fluoride, the higher the IQ. Brain worm boy trying to use big words and failing.
It's worse. A direct correlation, which I assume he meant, is where both variables move in sane direction. He called it a direct inverse correlation. I don't even know where to begin unpacking that.
If you want to be precise there isn't even something called "inverse correlation". There is only a positive and negative correlation. "Inverse" means something else entirely.
I have done well on IQ tests. Our water where I grew up was flouridated.
It's anecdotal, but if my experience is any guide and if there's any correlation (I doubt there is), parents should be clamoring for fluoride to be added to their kids' water.
He obviously has no idea what he's talking about which is one of the symptoms of the MAGA mind virus. A lot of dumb people learn early on, it's best to shut up and say nothing. Those with the MAGA Mind Virus lose self awareness in the stages of the infection, blathering stupidity whenever.
Yes he is. There is no negative correlation between fluoride and neurological development. He’s not a scientist nor, clearly, does he understand how to interpret scientific data. He is very good at lying.
And it's a correlation. A plausible explanation: maybe parents who have the time and the knowledge to provide enough fluoride to their children also invest a lot in their mental development.
What he was going for was “negative correlation” or “inverse relationship ” whereby an increase in fluoride expose results in a decrease in IQ. It’s all made up shit regardless of him not understanding statistical terminology.
I wonder if he's aware of the study that shows that the more cranial material brain worms ingest, the more likely the subject is to traffic in sesquipedalian interlocution.
I did my own research on the source of his stupidity and I found a positive correlation to nepotism, brain worms, extreme drug abuse and of course malignant narcissism.
Does it work in reverse? I.e. you have a low IQ or otherwise worm-eaten brain so you think fluoride makes you dumber. Amazing that I’ve been drinking fluoridated water all my life and somehow managed to earn 5 college degrees including a PhD and two master’s.
Who is "we"? I am not an expert here, but a quick review of the article indicates it is a meta analysis of studies primarily related to high natural fluoridation and testing in rats not public drinking water. A more recent meta-analysis found more research is needed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-99688-w
Any bets that the 'report' that comes out in September with his autism 'findings' will somehow use his autism database full of addresses and the same 'they/we' will have tracked all those kids to areas with fluoride in the water?
There are a lot of things that need to be considered like socioeconomic issues, environmental confounders such as naturally elevated levels of fluoride, lead exposure, and of course family history etc. If you read some of the studies you will see that “causation” is not so easy. RFK Jr is an idiot!
Not to mention all the lead in the atmosphere before phasing out leaded gasoline. Metal and ore processing, smelters, waste incinerators, etc, still emit lead.
Cool so now we’re cool with ostensible health officials using racist debunked concepts like IQ in public forums. I mean obviously we dug through the bottom of scraping the lowest muck a while ago but it’s always good to remember that yes, this is indeed truly disgusting.
Right?! I laughed at that. Then I realized everyone in that room probably thinks the same thing. If anyone needed yet another sign that we needed to improve our education system #heresyoursign
RFK Junker is a drug addled, low IQ clown and ditch pig. Fits right in to the White House, ditch pig clown car. I'm sure his late 2nd wife -who committed suicide after finding his journal documenting his ditch pig ways- would agree, if she were still alive.
Of course he leaves out the important details, if he tells the whole story and the truth it doesn’t scare people. Fear is the best way to control the mindless.
Also, study referred to only includes where those higher fluoride levels occur naturally in the water supply. Google where those ares are - they vote GOP. So, I guess by RFK’s logic/assignment of causation:
Yes. People who want to do their own research should read the actual report.
It’s twice the amount that is added to our water. If you take twice the acetaminophen that’s suggested every time you take it, it can damage your liver. If you don’t, it’s just a good pain killer.
I believe he’s trying to say inverse which would mean that when one variable goes up another goes down (fluoride up, IQ down). But instead he says direct inverse which are opposites. There’s no such thing as “direct inverse.”
There’s a proven link between dental decay and overall health. It’s a contributing factor to diabetes and heart disease. RFK’s brainworm wants people to die.
Guy worrying about what makes people stupid doesn't understand that there are direct correlations and inverse correlations, and they are the opposite of one another, so ....
He's right, there are sources. I read studies on this in school. There were counties that over fluoridated their water and their teeth were stained deep yellow. Thing is we don't need to be drinking fluoride for it to make our teeth stronger. Topical application is enough.
If there is correlation, and when human well being is in the balance. then it is incumbent upon the ethical intellectual to disprove causation where possible.
it's both nonsensical (direct inverse) and the relationship would be the opposite of what he suggested (inverse between fluoride and low IQ means that more fluoride raises your IQ), and it's eugenic swill (treating IQ as real but that's pop 'science' for you)
Options:
(1) he didn't get enough fluoride as a kid, and doesn't want anyone else to get any either,
(2) he's an idiot who doesn't have any idea what he's talking about,
(3) all of the above
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Next time he says some bullshit like this I challenge the jounalists to ask him if this is based upon multivariate analysis and also which variables were included.
Dude, I live in well water only country. Kids with rotten teeth. Really stupid people. If what he is saying is even remotely true, it would not be as economically repressed for children born here as it is.
My research into this matter is just as compelling as his.
AT LEAST this seemingly conspiratorial RFK Jr. theory is based on actual peer reviewed science, BUT, he's taking it a bit out of context; meta-analysis found that for every 1 mg/L ( = 1ppm ) increase in urinary fluoride, there is a decrease of 1.63 IQ points in children. Leaded fuel was much worse.
THAT's also twice the amount typically added to US water sources. In the US, fluoridated drinking water typically contains between 0.7 and 1.2 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride.
Nope. This meta-analysis was done in countries with fluoridation levels that are twice as high as drinking-water fluoridation levels in the U.S.—
its limited findings aren’t applicable in the U.S.
And the monograph even states the topic needs more research.
Try investigating the failure of our public K-12 education system & the 24/7 exposure to FOX & you’ll find there is a drop in this countries collective IQ BY 3 points since Regan’s time in office!
Brain worm dude is stupid beyond belief. He’s embarrassing & also dangerous.
The study referenced in that article has no study based in the US. 74 studies were included, and 64 of those were in China. That alone makes the data irrelevant to the US. Unless you replicate the data here in the US cannot infer the results to the US population. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2828425
My mother grew up in a rural Swiss mountain village. The water has naturally high fluoride. Her father had a healthy set of choppers his entire 95 years, and he was a pretty smart man.
Never felt the need to dump a dead bear in a city park.
It's like water itself. A little bit is healthy, but too much can kill you, and not just by drowning. You can die from water "poisoning". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_poisoning
I had uncontrollable thirst at one point. My doctor made me suck on hard candy because my electrolytes were becoming diluted. She cautioned me about hyponatremia.
He's graphically represented on the Dunning-Kruger curve, way over on the left of it. I'm not convinced that's the result of brain worms or heroin, though. Narcissism seems like a better explanation.
"The findings of the present study suggest subtle impulse control difficulty as a result of heroin use...They tended to be reckless, ignore the rules and regulations of the task, and lack an overall plan for solving the task" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088761770100169X
And white privilege in extremis. With a lackluster academic record and a drug habit, he attended Harvard and law school. If he hadn’t been a famous rich white man, he would have been unemployable.
But removing fluoride from municipal drinking water does have a direct correlation with increased tooth loss, decay and infections. Canada found that out the hard way.
so did some cities in Oregon. But the leftist hippie eugenicists won't allow it back in. So the dentists give prescriptions for fluoride pills for kids whose parents actually care.
How? If it’s in the water 1) the dentists get nothing and 2) it keeps teeth stronger which means they are healthier. How does a healthy mouth and no cavities make dentists lots of money? What a clueless dumbass. 🤪
What a clueless dumbass indeed. You didn't even slow down to comprehend the post before responding. They are saying taking the fluoride out makes dentists richer.
In fact children who suffer rampant tooth decay do tend to have problems in school and with behavior. It’s very painful and stigmatizing
Healthy kids are happier and more productive
You may not be able to see as well inside the mouth but imagine if your child had wounds all over their skin
Highlights was my fave. Didn't know they had one NOT for children, but I haven't seen it since the early 70s.. Goofus and Gallant must've been after my time.
The original name of the magazine is "Highlights for Children" & Goofus & Gallant are the cartoon fellows who teach manners. I pick one up in Sprouts now & again for grins and to do the hidden picture searches.
This is found in an area where the natural fluoride concentration is too high. We regulate the fluoride in the water by adding some or removing some to get to the appropriate and safe levels.
AI is an unreliable source. Individual dentist’s opinions are also unreliable, in my opinion. I prefer double-blind clinical trial results when it comes to making a scientific conclusion.
In addition, if I’m reading it right, most of the studies in this meta-analysis were from China so wholly irrelevant to our domestic fluoridation policy.
I believe those studies are from China due to naturally high fluoride concentrations in the water without any sort of municipal fluoridation. All depends on what rocks the aquifer is in contact with.
Even better, if I'm reading table 2 correctly they had 8 studies that dealt with concentrations exceeding 4mg/L so getting close to 10x the recommended levels.
Our bodies do not need to invest fluoride. If they brush 2x / day that is enough Fluoride. When I was in nutrition school I read studies about fluoride and there were definitely some good reasons not to fluoridated water.
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral. It's more concentrated in some regions, and not so much in others.
0.7 mg/L of water ensures you're getting the right amount of fluoride for healthy bones & teeth.
Not like dentistry is covered by health plans or anything. So dooming kids to a lifetime of dental issues, possible infections to affect their health, all for this dumb shit to spew his bullshit and feel important, finally.
This worm brain doesn't even make any sense. Tis starting to become safe to assume that whatever comes from the government isn't reliable. These people are the heralds of destruction just as intended by the party of betrayers to the country
I finished my first Master’s in Quality & Statistics a while ago, looong ago… and my brain remembered in 1 second: Direct Inverse correlation 😱😳🥶 WtF⁉️
Direct or Positive Correlation: Move in the same direction
Inverse Correlation: Move in opposite directions
What is He talking???!!!!
He has no idea. Somebody gave him a bunch of buzzwords that refer to statistics and he just kind of spits 'em out at random. The data you reference may have been in the brain cells eaten by his resident parasite.
The guy is brain-damaged and should be under a doctor's supervision. NOT IN DC.
Exactly as soon as I read it I cursed aloud. Not only is he saying this dumbass shit, with obvious contradictions that blatantly expose he does not understand the research he reads but there is no one in the WH who recognizes it when it happens. Ugghh
Technically it is true that high rates of fluoride intake are dangerous, of course RFK is too stupid to understand that a low rate of fluoride has no dangerous effect and has positive effects for dental health
The main risk with low concentrations is in regards to fetal development. Truthfully with the advent of fluoridated toothpaste we don't need it in tap water anymore. Rfk2 is on some crank shit though.
True enough, but should society cater to the morons at the expense of pregnant women? And what if the morons aren't even drinking tap water, but spring water, sparkling water, or worse, soda, beer, coffee, tea, wine?
Point here isn't that fluoridation doesn't have benefits on the aggregate, but that we should weigh these benefits against their costs and risks. Not doing so gives demagogues like rfk2 an opportunity to speak to those risks and provide dangerous, misinformed, plans in response.
Of course it heavily depends where you live since fluoride appears naturally in water with varying amounts, for example much of India actually has dangerously high levels occur naturally
This is the chart I need in my life. I try to tell ppl this concept and they look at me like I'm growing horns. Related: Lots of anecdotal reports of the same thing doesn't mean your explanation of what it is is true. Explore the "chemtrails" cra-cra cult to see this in practice.
No, but my comment was about how he actually said direct and inverse together, which is gibberish, and can be interpreted to nullify the entire "correlation".
People keep thinking I am asking what "inverse" means, and I have become increasingly exasperated about it.
An inverse relationship just means that as one value gets higher, the other gets lower.
In my field of work, we often refer to the inverse relationship between pressure and flow.
How the fuck this sort of concept makes any sense for IQ and fluoride is beyond me. Also, isnt IQ a debunked concept?
Again, for those who didn't notice, he said both direct, and inverse, and I was suggesting that the two would cancel each other out. That is all. I was not asking for the definition of an inverse relationship/correlation
He's trying to say "strong inverse correlation". Well, presumably he's trying to say "strong direct correlation", because an inverse correlation would mean as fluoride goes up low IQ goes down (i.e. IQ goes up)...
I don't know, maybe it wasn't smart to nominate a guy with brain worms after all.
Satire of pseudoscience speak for “we did some sparkly magic called statistics that turned this nonsense into sense bc we want to sell you a crap product.”
Naw the flouride at proper levels vastly improves dental health. It doesn't affect our mental state. Most studies that did appeared to have a strong bias.
As long as they're within range all it does is help with our toofs
Yes. When it’s within range it’s safe. Dental health VASTLY improved w/the introduction of fluoride in water.
Is there data on crossover between people who don’t want fluoride in water and those who don’t want fluoride in toothpaste? Genuinely curious if there is an overlap or not.
Well, that would be nobody's loss but your own. It is not a public health concern. I am not really for fluoridating water. Drinking fluoridated water does not make your teeth stronger.
It occurs naturally in the water in some areas and yes, at a population level it does indeed improve dental heath and by extension some other types of health, eg cardiac. I’m happy drinking it in the minute quantities it occurs in water.
Fluoride in municipal water does have positive dental effects. No study has shown negative effects for the levels that are allowed in drinking water. The only studies that have shown issues were ones where the subjects had been exposed to levels vastly higher than those which are approved
Yes it fucking does. There are multiple studies proving that exact fact.
It helps to prevent cavities and tooth decay. I'm not doing this argument if you are that ignorant. There was a 25% decrease in tooth decay in children upon introducing flouride to water.
What it actually does is close up microscopic gaps within your enamel, which is naturally somewhat porous. And that is very well established in the research literature.
Yes it does make your teeth stronger. Less decay. Poor teeth are a factor in many other health issues, including heart health. So YES, it is a public health concern. Decades of it being added to water with only positive health effects
Here you go. Fluorinated water is extremely effective at preventing cavities and benefits entire populations regardless of their financial situation or access to dental care
There is a correlation between fluoride and other halogens and poor thyroid function amongst other things. We shouldn’t be using fluoride.
And also agree his brain worm is doing all the talking. Never seen any studies on causation on “IQ” in children.
If consumption of fluoride was causation or even correlation to low IQ wouldn’t adults consuming it for their whole lives IQ continually drop??? I mean some kids were served it in cups in school even until later 80s- early 90s, until it was in all our water.
The evidence shows no causative effect of fluoride on low iq. It does show that removing fluoride from water causes higher incidents of tooth loss and decay and infections.
Certainly local water supply studies would be helpful. I say leave it to the experts, not this guy. The problem is DOGE getting rid of scientists and studies.
Could it be that places where there is no fluoride are places with low investment in early childhood education. Maybe we should consider the overall health benefits provided by the Department of Education.
There is fluoride in the water, depending on where you are. There is NO evidence of the sort Worm Brain is babbling about. That idiot is even more dangerous than expected.
Where I grew up fluoride was in the water naturally. Everybody had wells, no public intervention-and while some of the kids had brown spots on their teeth because there was so much fluoride -I don’t think we were any stupider than the average kid. So anecdotally what he’s talking about is rubbish.
That is SO stupid! A neighbour who advocated the spraying of Roundup, once said, when told of the dangers of the Glyphosate in Roundup, 'Oh, I would just wash my hands'! In case you didn't know, Roundup causes birth defects and cancer in animals AND humans. Washing your hands will do no f'n good.
Yes, it's definitely the fluoride, not the years of heroine addiction, right? 😂 This fool thinks we all had a brain worm and will believe his nonsense!
Why do we have to repeat what happened in Alberta, Canada when they took fluoride out of the water? Isn’t the word of a whole Conservative province in Canada enough? Do we really have to do the same research ourselves?
Not all cities/towns stopped using fluoride in the drinking water. However, when looking at the correlation between no fluoride and Maple MAGAs, it's possible.
what he thinks he means is higher fluoride is correlated to lower IQ, not fewer people *with* low IQ. It's stupid in any case because correlation is not causation.
I gotcha. Yeah. I don’t agree on his statement even if he made it right. It’s just funny to me that he ruined the whole thing by throwing in an elitist word 🤣
If there is an inverse correlation between high fluoride levels and low IQ, that would mean that as fluoride levels go up, the number of "low IQs" would go down. He doesn't know what "inverse" means. Or how to interpret data or graphs. Or science. Or...anything, really😭
That's actually not bs. There is a safe level of fluoride in water. Proper scientific studies have shown than above those safe levels children's IQ can be adversely affected. Water companies have been punished for putting too much fluoride in the water. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22820538/
The amount of fluoride we have in our water has been regulated so it is safe. Remember, Trump wants to do away with water regulations so we can drink polluted water. They want to take away something that has been added to benefit us because it costs something.
You are absolutely right that the levels of fluoride in drinking water in the US are safe.
It's also true that there is good evidence that higher levels of fluoride - as occurs naturally in some parts of the world - impair cognitive development in children.
What point are you trying to make? Any amount of medication can be lethal. Water itself can be lethal.
The study is really about taking away something that benefits humans. He wants to limit safe medicine in favor of bogus and even lethal products pushed by Dr. Oz.
To be clear: RFK is all sorts of wrong on many issues, including the nonsense about vaccines and autism but on this one issue there is a grain of truth.
It doesn't mean we should remove fluoride from drinking water it means we should properly regulate the amount.
Low levels of fluoride in water strengthens dental enamel meaning teeth are more resistant to decay as was seen in places with naturally fluoridated water. At a population level you can measure the decrease in dental cavities with fluoridation at half of the concentration that effects IQ at all.
Can you even have a “direct inverse” mathematically, statistically speaking? Don’t get me started on correlation v. causation. None of these boobs understand these concepts & should be forbidden to speak on them
RIGHT?!? What would that graph look like? A fractal? People should not be allowed to use words they do not understand. In his case, that would make him very quiet, which would be excellent.
I was trying to parse wtf he was saying because it seemed like an argument for fluoridation. Makes sense that he just doesn't know what inverse correlation means.
He phrased it that same way a few weeks ago and I just figured he misspoke. But now I'm starting to suspect he might simply have no idea what he's talking about... 🤔😏
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That’s not the inverse correlation he mentioned. The study show the more fluoride the less IQ so inverse correlation. It would be different if he said more fluoride = more IQ. But that’s not what he said. Stop twisting it to fit your narrative. As crazy as he is, he is correct on this.
You are totally missing my point. Falsification of water test results is a common occurrence. Do not trust the water you drink. Use a filter. And do not trust the levels of fluoride in the water.
Fluoride is dangerous to babies. It’s an endocrine disruptor.
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What this actually means: “there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children” - is that fluoride makes kids smarter.
https://abacus.bates.edu/acad/depts/biobook/Earth07.htm
Read for yourself: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350623000938
Correlation/causation!
What are the other mitigating factors? For instance, is fluoride less likely to be used in areas with higher poverty rates?
It's anecdotal, but if my experience is any guide and if there's any correlation (I doubt there is), parents should be clamoring for fluoride to be added to their kids' water.
This is RFK Jr trying to fake his knowledge of science again.
Oh hey.. He might be Patient Zero.!
What iq correlation am I supposed to have? 😂
Junior can’t even get basic stats correct.
There is evidence in developed nations it's pointless since you get enough flouride from brushing your teeth with flouride toothpaste.
"The inverse correlation between existential marmalade and quantum upholstery bewildered the algorithmic flamingo."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6923889/
Someone needs to explain ‘double negative’ to captain brainworm
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THIS is the truth: "fluoride in drinking water AT TWICE THE RECOMMENDED LIMIT is associated with lower IQ in children".
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5086886/fluoride-and-iq
high F = low IQ = GOP.
It’s twice the amount that is added to our water. If you take twice the acetaminophen that’s suggested every time you take it, it can damage your liver. If you don’t, it’s just a good pain killer.
Out of context.
Looking through the table, it’s things like “avg IQ change of 7, confidence interval is +/-13”
Interesting increase in <80 IQ case might be interesting, but then why not avg? Looks like more data needed to me
Wait, I did meet one of those back in junior college.
Whew!
Good thing we have really smart science people doing science things in this administration.
Or did the dead worm in your head revive and tell you that?
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He’s a complete idiot.
It means "I am a Kennedy and went to Harvard"
As for "inverse correlation" that's just the worm talking.
and the press doesn't challenge him
(1) he didn't get enough fluoride as a kid, and doesn't want anyone else to get any either,
(2) he's an idiot who doesn't have any idea what he's talking about,
(3) all of the above
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Also, the study was flawed.
Also, IQ is bunk.
And he said it backwards.
But also a worm ate half his brain, he stole a whale head + staged the murder of a bear.
It's probably a mirror of the pride and mocking satire putie experiences from trump as potus.
My research into this matter is just as compelling as his.
Back to school everybody - correlation does not imply causation.
There are many dimensions that could affect IQ that would also be associated with fluoride - infrastructure, neighborhood…
its limited findings aren’t applicable in the U.S.
And the monograph even states the topic needs more research.
Brain worm dude is stupid beyond belief. He’s embarrassing & also dangerous.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2828425
My parents got fluoride pills from the dentist.
As a small child I used to steal these and eat them by the bottle (they were sweet).
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No sirree.
Never felt the need to dump a dead bear in a city park.
When people talk of the benefit of genius, I sometimes think of George Price.
George Price was a genius.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Price
What's added to water doesn't come close to doing a damned thing.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088761770100169X
Exposure to lead in childhood causes lower IQ and other long-term health effects. Lead from air pollution, water pipes & tainted foods are impacting half of all U.S. citizens living today.
https://today.duke.edu/2022/03/lead-exposure-last-century-shrunk-iq-scores-half-americans
But removing fluoride from municipal drinking water does have a direct correlation with increased tooth loss, decay and infections. Canada found that out the hard way.
The fifth one got hit upside the head with the Hammer of Stupid.
https://bsky.app/profile/divorceharridan.bsky.social/post/3lo2lqi6vh22e
Healthy kids are happier and more productive
You may not be able to see as well inside the mouth but imagine if your child had wounds all over their skin
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2828425
https://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/about/index.html
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral. It's more concentrated in some regions, and not so much in others.
0.7 mg/L of water ensures you're getting the right amount of fluoride for healthy bones & teeth.
Universal health care....
Like RFK Jr stupid?
Or is that a different type of stupid?
Everyone I know grew up with fluoride in water
Some are lawyers, judges, doctors, business people, civil servants, nurses, teachers
None of them are “stupid”
And if they’re soft & chipping at 30, she will need to spend a lot of money she probably doesn’t have to be able to eat.
What a disgrace
If they can read (questionable) & comprehend (doubtful), they wouldn’t be stupid
Direct or Positive Correlation: Move in the same direction
Inverse Correlation: Move in opposite directions
What is He talking???!!!!
The guy is brain-damaged and should be under a doctor's supervision. NOT IN DC.
Hey rfk,,,
Maybe the worm ate that part out of his brain.
Considering they’re also trying to cut medical and dental insurance coverage for the poor, it’s just lunacy.
He MIGHT be referring to the corporate pollution lawsuit against Teflon, but that’s watched by the EPA, which Trump is trying to eliminate.
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He’s so stupid.
People keep thinking I am asking what "inverse" means, and I have become increasingly exasperated about it.
In my field of work, we often refer to the inverse relationship between pressure and flow.
How the fuck this sort of concept makes any sense for IQ and fluoride is beyond me. Also, isnt IQ a debunked concept?
A direct correlation is a positive correlation.
I don't know, maybe it wasn't smart to nominate a guy with brain worms after all.
He is not lying about there being studies that the data indicates we probably shouldn't be fluoridating the water.
But there is also a correlation between living in a red state and low educational test scores.
There may be a *few* studies that claim that, but the overwhelming scientific consensus is that it's both safe and beneficial. So he *is* lying.
As long as they're within range all it does is help with our toofs
Is there data on crossover between people who don’t want fluoride in water and those who don’t want fluoride in toothpaste? Genuinely curious if there is an overlap or not.
I swear she was ready to give me a backhand last time she examined my gums.
It is absolutely a public health concern and flouride in water absolutely helps. Stop being ridiculous.
It helps to prevent cavities and tooth decay. I'm not doing this argument if you are that ignorant. There was a 25% decrease in tooth decay in children upon introducing flouride to water.
https://www.inspq.qc.ca/sites/default/files/publications/705-waterfluoration.pdf
And also agree his brain worm is doing all the talking. Never seen any studies on causation on “IQ” in children.
Why don't you show YOURS first, as you're the one assailing the scientific consensus?
We are talking about water, Stupid.
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It's also true that there is good evidence that higher levels of fluoride - as occurs naturally in some parts of the world - impair cognitive development in children.
The study is really about taking away something that benefits humans. He wants to limit safe medicine in favor of bogus and even lethal products pushed by Dr. Oz.
It doesn't mean we should remove fluoride from drinking water it means we should properly regulate the amount.
I am just pointing out that it's not BS that there is - above safe levels - a correlation between fluoride levels and child cognitive development.
But correlation doesn’t mean causation
Also "direct, inverse correlation" might be the new...
Hopefully only Republican kids die
The worms crawl out
The worms play pinochle
On your snout
They eat your eyes
They eat your nose
They eat the jelly
Between your toes
https://blog.ucs.org/jacob-carter/falsified-government-water-quality-tests-highlight-need-for-more-federal-scientists/
Fluoride is dangerous to babies. It’s an endocrine disruptor.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030372072300182X
We all know he’s bonkers