Well look at the statistics:
Fluoride:
Water fluoridation in the United States began in the 1940s
By 1949, nearly 1 million Americans were receiving fluoridated tap water
In 1951, the number jumped dramatically to 4.85 million people
By 1952, the number nearly tripled again to 13.3 million Americans
In 1954, the number exceeded 20 million people
In 1965 an additional 13.5 million Americans gained access to fluoridated water.
By 1969, 43.7% of Americans had access to fluoridated tap water.
In 2000, approximately 162 million Americans (65.8% of the population served by public water systems) received optimally fluoridated water
2006: 69.2% of people on public water systems (61.5% of total population)
2012: 74.6% of people on public water systems (67.1% of total population)
Autism:
First recognised in the 1940s
During the 1960s and 1970s, prevalence estimates were approximately 0.5 cases per 1,000 children.
Prevalence rates increased to about 1 case per 1,000 children in the 1980s.
2000: 1 in 150 children
2006: 1 in 110 children
2014: 1 in 59 children
2016: 1 in 54 children
2020: 1 in 36 children
Seems pretty clear cut to me.
webadict@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This is, and I don’t say this lightly, one of the dumbest conclusions I’ve ever seen someone jump to.
Might as well say that fluoride in the water caused software developers, lmao.
reattach@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Actually, software developers cause autism
zephorah@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Satire, I think.
Classic ice cream sales and violent crimes in summer correlation.
webadict@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s too much like the real anti-fluoride arguments, man. I can’t recognize it, man.