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Let's not be deceptive. A certain lethal dose of a substance does not mean that a lesser dose or sustained exposure at high levels will not cause harm or long t
by Tozen 4y ago
Let's not be deceptive. A certain lethal dose of a substance does not mean that a lesser dose or sustained exposure at high levels will not cause harm or long term damaging effects (to include cancer). Many want to decrease their exposure to or remove toxins, not maintain continual exposure to them for many years and gamble with their lives for little to no benefit.
Also keep in mind that people are exposed to fluoride not just in toothpaste, but in many other ways, like it being in their drinking water and/or in various fruits and vegetables (to include juices and wines) as a result of various kinds of pesticides (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/infoservices/pesticidesandyou/Spring%2001/Fluoride%20The%20Hidden%20Poison%20in%20the%20National%20Organic%20Standards.pdf https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/info...).
- jleyank 4y agoCareful, as small doses of some chemicals are beneficial (vitamins, etc) but large/silly doses are damaging. Even water... If you work and work at drinking it you might screw up your electrolyte balance and have problems or die. But without water, bad ju ju in a few days.
- Tozen 4y agoFluoride has no known dietary benefit to the human body, and is toxic. Just like lead and mercury are toxic, and its advisable to avoid them, not expose one's self to them (even if that's convenient or profitable to certain businesses). You appear to be making a false equivalence, as vitamin C or calcium is essential to the body and naturally beneficial to the teeth.
- jleyank 4y agoWikipedia is ambivalent on "no dietary benefit" - citing possibilities in terms of teeth enamel or bone mass. Is Wikipedia correct? Unknown. Is your information correct? Unknown.