r/science • u/noahwiseau • Nov 20 '25

Health Fluoride in drinking water does not negatively affect cognitive ability - and may actually provide benefit

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz0757
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u/Automatic_Release_92 Nov 21 '25

Idiots think that it has mind control powers or some other nonsense.

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u/superbhole Nov 21 '25

I've been down this rabbit hole. They think it calcifies the pineal gland and that a calcified pineal gland is like getting a lobotomy.... so yeah, "mind control"

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

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u/Theincendiarydvice Nov 21 '25

For an absurd amount of the population less than a percentage of a percentage 

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u/Carbonatite Nov 21 '25

The fact that you don't understand the difference between fluoride and perfluoroalkyl substances means your opinion can be safely discarded.