Why does the united states put stuff in our water?

Question

how come on the united states fluoridates the water and nobody else?

isn't fluoride toxic, industrial waste by-product?

have you seen this video, its a great video if you don't know what fluoride is, its weird

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Ys9q1cvKGk

Answer 1

perhaps it brainwashes americans to vote republican

Answer 2

DIDNT you see that too much  floride is bad it could damage your body pffff "good for you" they say you know they shouldnt floride water!!!

Answer 3

fluoride actually helps your teeth stay strong. it rebuilds your enamel that may have been eaten away by plaque bacteria that live in your mouth.

Plague lives on your teeth and gums and eats whatever is left in your mouth after you yourself eat something. Plaque then produces a type of acid that erodes your teeth and causes cavities.

Edit:

just watched part of that video and i doubt that guy is a real dentist. sounds like a nut case.

you have something called Toxicity levels. how much of any substance you can consume before it harms you. everything has a toxicity level, even water. the percent of Fluoride inside drinking water does not reach this level and if it did you would be hearing about it on the news. people getting sick over drinking fluorinated water etc...and we simply do not.

toothpaste with fluoride does not equal drinking water with fluoride. toothpaste has other ingredients inside of it that are not meant to be digested, and even if you did swallow some of it, you would not get sick....unless you ate the entire tube or something.

Answer 4

because its good for your teeth.

Answer 5

Because they have to dump it somewhere and the aluminum industry lobbied and convinced the gov't of most communities that it is good for you.

Answer 6

The United States began to put flouride into our tap water in order to sttrengthen our teeth.  Wheny ou go to the dentist what do you think that icky substance is that you are rinsing your mouth out with?  Its flouride that cleans and strengthens your teeth.  Years ago, the United States began to add flouride to the water which has had an influence on the oral health of our nation.  You  mention that no one else adds this to their water; this does not mean it is wrong.  Try and ignore the conspiracy theories and look at the facts.  Do a search on flouride yourself.  -Alan

Answer 7

Fluoride was used by the n***s in concentration camps to dull the prisoner's mind and to make them not want to escape.

US is not the only country that does water fluoridation. There are many other countries that do too.

Perhaps the US government has a bigger agenda that they refuse to speak about to it's people?

Answer 8

Yeah, too much fluoride can be bad. But think what would happen if there was none in your water - bad teeth.

Unless you want to end up looking like Austin Powers, I wouldn't be so worried about it.

BTW, bottled water isn't fluoridated, and if you drink it exclusively, you will get bad teeth too.