I am not kidding when i say that fluoridated water is up there with vaccines as one of the most important public health interventions developed in the 20th century.

[adrienne@social.treehouse.systems]

I am not kidding when i say that fluoridated water is up there with vaccines as one of the most important public health interventions developed in the 20th century.

People don't think of dental caries as a serious health risk, but tooth decay can cause deadly infections and raises the risk of stroke and heart attack, including in children. Tooth decay is also a MAJOR contributor to chronic malnutrition in both children and low-income adults.

And the thing is, it is a public health intervention that benefits the poor and marginalized disproportionately! (People living in poverty are the least likely to be able to regularly brush their teeth, among other things.) Which means it's DEFINITELY on the fucking chopping block for EVERYONE.