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I grew up in Germany where iodized salt and flouridated water aren't the norm. Now I have bad teeth and can't wrap my head around the latest changes in the C++
by zwieback 2y ago
I grew up in Germany where iodized salt and flouridated water aren't the norm. Now I have bad teeth and can't wrap my head around the latest changes in the C++ language...
- jeffbee 2y agoSwitzerland is the exemplar of a place without environmental iodine, right?
- greenavocado 2y agoAny landlocked country without access to ocean water for irrigation and drinking. Heck, even the American midwest is notorious for having little iodine in its soil.
- spacemanspiff01 2y agoCan't comment on the bad teeth, but I don't think iodine is causing your c++ issues...
- cgh 2y agoDenmark iodizes its salt. Therefore, C++ is unnecessarily complex.
- eddythompson80 2y agoI guess there is a reason Germans blamed the Jews for all their bullshit.
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- virtualritz 2y ago10 out of 10! :D
- carlmr 2y agoIodized salt is quite the norm in Germany. You can buy the non -iodized version which is better for bread baking. But most everyone I know has iodized salt at home. Also doesn't water fluoridation cost a few IQ points? In the end I could imagine the effects cancelling each other out.
- WorkerBee28474 2y ago> Also doesn't water fluoridation cost a few IQ points? Yes https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/...
- somename9 2y agoAlso, even if it is beneficial, which I do not think is true, it doesn’t need to be added to water to help teeth. It’s in most toothpaste and should be a topical treatment, not ingested.
- mdemare 2y ago“ It is important to note that there were insufficient data to determine if the low fluoride level of 0.7 mg/L currently recommended for U.S. community water supplies has a negative effect on children’s IQ.”
- alistairSH 2y agoThat's not what the link claims. The combination of flouridated water, tooth paste, and other sources, etc can lead to levels that can cause problems, but it's not as simple as "fluoridated water bad".
- lukan 2y ago"The NTP monograph concluded, with moderate confidence, that higher levels of fluoride exposure, such as drinking water containing more than 1.5 milligrams of fluoride per liter, are associated with lower IQ in children. " So maybe not exactly "water fluoridation cost a few IQ points" in a broad sense, but close enough.
- Night_Thastus 2y agoI think you have it backwards. If you can easily wrap your head around the latest C++ changes, then you should be concerned.
- pentacent_hq 2y agoThat’s not true. Iodized salt is the norm in Germany. I couldn't find data more recent than 2018 but according to this paper, "iodized and fluoridated salt has a market share of 80-90% among salt sold to private households": https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de/items/fcd6e613-49a9-414b-a450-988fc33ecfc5 https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de/items/fcd6e613-49a9-414b-a4...
- blargpls 2y agoI think you made a typo. Your source says it's 70-80%. > So liegt der Anteil von jodiertem und fluoridiertem Salz in Haushaltsgebinden seit Jahren zwischen 70 und 80 %
- pentacent_hq 2y agoYes, that was a typo, thanks for the correction!
- zwieback 2y agoGood to know, must have gone up since I moved away in '92
- cubefox 2y agoIodized salt has been the norm for a while in Germany...
- ribcage 2y ago[flagged]
- pessimizer 2y agoAccording to the current best guess, fluoridation lowers IQ scores: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2828425 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/... Taylor KW, Eftim SE, Sibrizzi CA, et al. Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ Scores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatr. Published online January 06, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5542