Once hailed as a triumph of public health, water fluoridation is now under intense attack in the US.
Despite decades of data proving its efficacy at protecting teeth from decay—particularly children’s teeth—two states have now banned the use of fluoride in public water, and communities around the country have followed suit or are considering doing the same. The current US health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is known for his anti-vaccine advocacy and for peddling conspiracy theories, has pledged to remove fluoride from US water.
Fluoride seems to be getting banned in a lot of places that drink more Prime than water.
I don’t believe anyone actually drinks Prime. The displays I’ve seen never look like they’ve been touched.
I tried a few flavors when they first came out and the only thought I had was “wow this tastes like pure sugar.” So I can definitely see why kids would like them. I’ve seen a few kids begging their parents for them in stores too, which is crazy to me, because it’s just a shitty energy drink/electrolyte drink.
Maybe the fad has passed. It was definitely a thing around here.
I see the neighbor kids drinking it from time to time when walking my dogs