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Toothpaste, for the most part, isn't swallowed. Salt, you can get any kind you want. I think this gives consumers more discretion/control over what they want
by mc32 3y ago
Toothpaste, for the most part, isn't swallowed. Salt, you can get any kind you want. I think this gives consumers more discretion/control over what they want to or do not want to ingest.
- esperent 3y agoYes, I agree. I was just pushing back against the common false narrative that no fluoride in tap water equals no fluoride at all. It's brought up as a fact in every online discussion about fluoride. Usually it's alongside that one study that shows naturally occurring fluoride in water is harmful to children's mental development. Which is true, but neglects to mention that the areas studied (in rural China) had levels of fluoride twenty times higher then public water fluoridation programs and that the same study also included a control group at "normal" added fluoride level and found no negative effect. Heres the study. You'll start to recognize it if you get involved in a few of these discussions. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852689/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852689/
- dmbche 3y agoAs an aside, your gums and tongue will absorb a lot - think about chewing tobacco, people putting cocaine on their gums, pills you leave under your tongue. This is also why resorts will tell you to brush your teeth with bottled water. While it obviously absorbs less than eating any compound, it still absorbs quite a bit!