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So we know that there is definitely little benefit from ingesting fluoride, and also that we can not rule out negative effects from ingesting fluoride. This seems like... a bit of a big deal?
I think The Netherlands took it out of their potable/tap water some while ago (like in the '70s).
It's worth thinking about the fact that virtually the entire EU gets by with non fluoridated water.
Edit: why am I being downvoted for this?
It's worth thinking about the fact that virtually the entire EU gets by with non fluoridated water.
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1034/j.1600-0528....
It's worth thinking about the fact that virtually the entire EU gets by with non fluoridated water.
It's in other products instead. I think it depends on the country, but usually salt and toothpaste. I don't think there are any developed countries that have stopped fluoridation entirely.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a European people here often make comments about American teeth being ridiculously white and unnaturally straight. You guys went a bit far on that one.
Unnaturally straight? What is natural to you? My teeth are perfectly straight and so is my entire family’s and none of us has ever had braces. Is that not natural? Corrected vision is unnatural. Did we go a bit far on that too? Europeans’ teeth would be white too if they smoked less.
err, maybe if they also didn't drink so much coffee and/or tea
Let's not ignore the fact that Americans have largely embraced teeth whitening as a norm.
As a biochemist, this seems to be a very complex issue that has been unnecessarily politicized. What happened with this report is interesting in and of itself, but I would not draw any conclusions (or make any inferences) from this, frankly.
To my mind, yes sure you can over complicate the entire debate, but all of that is irrelevant in the face of these basic points:
- Is there a chance that fluoride ingestion could be detrimental to human health? - Can tooth decay be prevented by diet and brush/floss with good quality toothpaste?
Presumed safety of chemicals (at the behest of organizations) to human/environment until proven otherwise is shocking to me.
They irony of all this is that if you want to buy good quality toothpaste you are forced to import it from overseas, due to the FDA limiting ingredients in toothpaste.