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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Despite the claims of RFK Jr. and others, tests of intelligence and brain function were the same whether or not people drank fluoridated water while growing up, new research shows.</p>
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">FDA begins action to remove unapproved fluoride drug products from the market for the well-being of children</p>
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Unfortunately, the big farm bill prioritizes certain crops and ends up subsidizing less healthy foods, artificially making them cheaper.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/ap/users/115820569493647893/statuses/116405746055847430</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/ap/users/115820569493647893/statuses/116405746055847430</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bich@apobangpo.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:52:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:03:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> my mother gave us fluoride tablets when we were kids in the 1970’s NZ. My dentist said that was the best thing she could have done for our teeth. I’m nearly 58 and I haven’t drunk dairy milk for 55 years and my dentist said those fluoride tablets I chewed in the 1970’s did wonders for my teeth health.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/ap/users/115895450103220083/statuses/116405555342410202</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/ap/users/115895450103220083/statuses/116405555342410202</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[maraemily@kind.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:03:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:56:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> </p><p>Now let’s test the consequences of population subjected to substandard healthcare or primary education</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116405528336745658</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116405528336745658</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:56:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:52:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> ... In case I'm unclear, I support municipal fluoride!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116405512460027475</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116405512460027475</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dnkboston@apobangpo.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:52:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:50:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> Dental health can be managed with a low sugar whole foods diet. It's just that most families in this country struggle to afford that. Fluoride is a bargain for governments.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116405502229900298</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116405502229900298</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dnkboston@apobangpo.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:50:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:27:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/dnkboston%40apobangpo.space">@<span>dnkboston</span></a></span> </p><p>In the meantime, children primarily from low-income families will have to deal with tooth decay and limited dental access.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/ap/users/115820569493647893/statuses/116405413058738598</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/ap/users/115820569493647893/statuses/116405413058738598</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bich@apobangpo.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:27:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:31:15 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span>  I am old enough to remember that during the height of the Cold War idiots were calling fluoridation a "communist plot".  Fluoridation has been used in the US for 80 years now, and has been proved beneficial and safe.<br />Kennedy Jr's brain function has definitely been damaged by chemicals, none of them being fluoride.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Barbramon1/statuses/116404720468962963</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Barbramon1/statuses/116404720468962963</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[barbramon1@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:31:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:34:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> There are so many people I would like to share this with, but it's probably best to just let them Find Out.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116404498705912002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116404498705912002</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dnkboston@apobangpo.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:34:51 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>