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Originally posted by CKBURNS
The American gov. states that it is used to prevent tooth decay
Originally posted by CKBURNS
Now, this seems bad, but compared to what there thinking of putting in, this is nothing. They have started thinking about putting lithium into our tap water!
Researchers examined levels of lithium in drinking water and suicide rates in the prefecture of Oita, which has a population of more than one million.
The suicide rate was significantly lower in those areas with the highest levels of the element, they wrote in the British Journal of Psychiatry. High doses of lithium are already used to treat serious mood disorders.
But the team from the universities of Oita and Hiroshima found that even relatively low levels appeared to have a positive impact of suicide rates.
Levels ranged from 0.7 to 59 micrograms per litre. The researchers speculated that while these levels were low, there may be a cumulative protective effect on the brain from years of drinking this tap water.
Originally posted by CKBURNS
reply to post by NarcolepticBuddha
Really?! I've never heard of that, that seems to be bringing it a little to far.
Originally posted by skuly
This is from 2009.
...but they stopped short of any suggestion that lithium be added to drinking water.
I remember when we had a fluoride program in school where they'd have us all line up, swish, and spit. Even as a tot I couldn't figure out why the government cared so much about my teeth.