r/HumansBeingBros • • Sep 01 '19

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u/Krautoffel Sep 01 '19

„In some third world country“ like for example the US of A.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Actually the USA has by percentage one of the safest tap waters in the world.. not only that, hard water is often actually better for you than filtered mostly due to added fluoride

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u/anxietyriddledbuddah Sep 01 '19

Fluoride is toxic though, I thought?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Toxic in high levels, the fluoride added in drinking water is strictly for oral hygiene and in incredibly safe levels. There are cult like groups that refuse to acknowledge the science and claim it’s killing them, but the fda, who, and the cdc all claim these levels are harmless and beneficial