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This explains the Republican mindset - Ombligo - 03-08-2022
A study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that half of all Americans alive in 2015 were likely exposed to damaging levels of lead in their childhood. This exposure could have had a subtle but lifelong effect on people’s brain health, including lower IQ and cognitive function, the researchers say.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2118631119
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - Racer X - 03-08-2022
Also explains some of the incredible stupid ideas the Democrats have.
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - mattkime - 03-08-2022
Ombligo wrote:
A study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that half of all Americans alive in 2015 were likely exposed to damaging levels of lead in their childhood. This exposure could have had a subtle but lifelong effect on people’s brain health, including lower IQ and cognitive function, the researchers say.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2118631119
I'll politely request a change to the title. There's no good coming out of it.
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - Buzz - 03-08-2022
C'mon, who didn't think those leaded paint chips weren't kinda sweet and tasty...?
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Re: This explains the Republican mindset - RgrF - 03-08-2022
Leaded gasoline exposed almost everyone.
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - Racer X - 03-08-2022
RgrF wrote:
Leaded gasoline exposed almost everyone.
I've torn down Buick V-8 engines where the lead deposits that precipitated out of the oil and collected in the oil pan and the lifter valley areas, and up on top of the cylinder heads, were downright scary. Once I knew what it was, I now wear nitrile gloves, and dispose of the sludge scraped into plastic jugs and taken to the local hazardous waste site.
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - Ted King - 03-08-2022
mattkime wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
A study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that half of all Americans alive in 2015 were likely exposed to damaging levels of lead in their childhood. This exposure could have had a subtle but lifelong effect on people’s brain health, including lower IQ and cognitive function, the researchers say.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2118631119
I'll politely request a change to the title. There's no good coming out of it.
Yeah, I know the title was meant to be facetious but I think it would be better to talk about lead exposure and the consequences without bringing partisan politics into it since it's just as likely that older liberals were exposed as much as older conservatives.
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - Numo - 03-08-2022
. . . it's just as likely that older liberals were exposed as much as older conservatives.
True dat.
Re: This explains the Republican mindset - SteveG - 03-08-2022
part of a healthy MAGA breakfast!
...as served at Mar-A-Lardo