• kilternkafuffle [any]
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    4 years ago

    Everything is toxic ... if you get the wrong dose. Flouride is safe at the levels currently in drinking water.

    • dolphinhuffer [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Again, that's what's been said for 70 years as the allowable dose in the USA has been steadily decreased. It's always been a Better Living Through Chemistry scam designed to give industrial manufacturers a way to dispose of their waste product.

      • kilternkafuffle [any]
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        4 years ago

        But it does improve dental health? It's also in most toothpaste? I'm skeptical of this claim. I'm sure someone makes money off it, and maybe on balance its worth is questionable, but calling it just a scam seems like it ignores the dental health gains.

        • dolphinhuffer [comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          Europe rejected fluoridation and yet does not have an appreciably greater rate of tooth decay relative to America. Maybe check out the OSU article linked above.