MHLoppy2

@MHLoppy2@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The majority of Queensland councils are washing their hands of fluoridation under the watch of both sides of politics⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  omg you madlad

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The majority of Queensland councils are washing their hands of fluoridation under the watch of both sides of politics⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I nominate the unregistered charity of @Joshi@slrpnk.net who makes efforts to promote health education and foster civil discussion in online spaces.

  Tenderizer may have a different view, but for me personally don’t worry about losing the money due to a random internet discussion. If you would like to use your money to do some good in the world, I don’t want that to be conditional on who spent more time researching a random topic.

  I would, however, like to re-iterate this quote:

  The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.

  And remind everyone that at any given time we know approximately nothing about anything so be cautious about being overconfident in what you think you know!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The majority of Queensland councils are washing their hands of fluoridation under the watch of both sides of politics⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Imo you were too vague in your conditions.

  doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5542

  This systemic review and meta-analysis includes this (weak!!) negative health result even for the 1.5mg/L fluoride/water recommendation that WHO provides.

  Sixty-four studies reported inverse associations between fluoride exposure measures and children’s IQ. Analysis of 59 studies with group-level measures of fluoride in drinking water, dental fluorosis, or other measures of fluoride exposure (47 high risk of bias, 12 low risk of bias; n = 20 932 children) showed an inverse association between fluoride exposure and IQ (pooled SMD, −0.45; 95% CI, −0.57 to −0.33; P < .001). In 31 studies reporting fluoride measured in drinking water, a dose-response association was found between exposed and reference groups (SMD, −0.15; 95% CI, −0.20 to −0.11; P < .001), and associations remained inverse when exposed groups were restricted to less than 4 mg/L and less than 2 mg/L; however, the association was null at less than 1.5 mg/L. In analyses restricted to low risk-of-bias studies, the association remained inverse when exposure was restricted to less than 4 mg/L, less than 2 mg/L, and less than 1.5 mg/L fluoride in drinking water. (emphasis added)

  I would personally consider this to qualify, though I will understand if you want to be more strict.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian kindergarten asks parents to pay thousands for their children's art⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Had an okay ending at least!